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CHRISTIAN    MELODY. 


SELECTED 

FROM  VARIOUS  AUTHORS. 


Be    filled  with  the   Spirit — teaching  and    admonisri 
•nothf <r  in  p<alms  arrl  hymns  and  spiritual  sours — staging  and 
making  melody  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord. — AfOtUt  Paul. 


BOSTON : 
PUBLISHED  BY  DAVID  MARKS, 

For  the  Free-will  Baptist  Connection. 

1835. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the 
year  1832,  by  David  Marks,  in  the  Clerk's 
Office  of  the  District  Court  of  Massachusetts. 


STEREOTYPED  AT  THE 
BOSTON  TYPE  AND  STEREOTYPE  FOUNDRY. 


PREFACE. 


Many  choice  collections  of  hymns  are  already 
before  the  public.  Almost  every  Christian  sect 
has  its  Hymn  Book,  adapted  to  its  own  conve- 
niency.  Xor  can  this  course  be  a  bad  one,  since 
it  is  the  duty  of  all  Christians  to  do  what  lies  in 
their  power  to  promote  the  kingdom  of  Christ 
on  earth. 

This  publication  is  designed  to  furnish 
churches  of  the  Free-will  Baptist  Connection 
with  a  Hymn  Book,  combining  a  sufficient  va- 
riety of  matter  with  a  convenient  arrange- 
ment of  subjects  ;  and  possessing  sentiments 
consistent  with  their  views  of  Scripture  doc- 
trine. Such  a  work  was  thought  to  be  much 
needed.  Our  last  General  Conference  expressed 
▼lews  of  this  nature,  and  requested  their  pub- 
lishniL'  committee  to  compile  arid  publish  a 
suitable  Hymn  Book  for  the  use  of  the  Con- 
nection. 

The  following  is  the  result  of  their  labors.  Jt 
is  not  8  be   perfect.    Yet  no  pains 

have  been  spared  to  render  it  as  free  from  fault 
as  the  time  allowed  for  its  preparation  would 
admit.  In  selecting  from  a  large  number  of 
authors,  however,  sions  may  have 

passed,  that  would  allow  of  a  change  for  the 
better.  But,  in  general,  we  believe  the  senti- 
ments are  Scriptural. 

Parts  of  hymns  that  were  exceptionable,  or  of 
little  value/have  been  freely  omitted.  But  hymns 
that  could  not  without  considerable 

alteration,  have  been  laid  aside  for  others  more 
suitable. 

resigned  to  be  a  standard  work 
for  the  ;  only  have  been 

sought,  which  possess  poetic  merit.  Experience 
has  proved,  that  no  composition  of  an  inferior 
character  can  long  be  used  to  edification.  Yet, 
under  several  heads,  sacred  poetry  could  not  be 
found  which  had  the  desirable  qualities.     Tlw 


PREFACE. 

only  course,  then,  was,  to  omit  putting  hymns 
under  those  heads,  or  use  such  as  could  be  ob- 
tain0:1.. On  some  subjects,  very  many  hymns 
appearc  1  ro  be  almost  equally  worthy.  And 
some  may  bo  disappointed  to  find  their  favorite 
hymns  left  out.  But,  as  others,  too,  have  their 
favorite  hymns,  and  many  must  be  omitted,  it 
became  necessary  to  make  that  selection  which 
promised  the  greatest  usefulness.  Some  may 
have  been  retainedAnstead  of  better  ones  that 
have  been  rejected,  though  it  is  hoped  such  in- 
stances are  not  frequent'. 

For  conveniency,  the  hymns  are  arranged 
under  heads.  TLe  Attributes  of  God,  Charac- 
ters of  Christ,  and  the  Christian  Gracesy  are 
severally  arranged  under  their  heads  in  alpha- 
betical order.  "  The  articles  under  Scripture' 
Doctrine,  the  hymns  on  the  Seasons,  and  a  few 
others,  stand  in  their  supposed  natural  order. 
Under  the  other  heads,  the  hymns  are,  in  gene- 
ral, arranged  alphabetically. 

The  Index  of  Scriptures,  and  Index  of  Sub- 
jects, are  believed  to  be  copious  and  accurate. 
An  improved  Table  of  First  Lines  has  also  been 
prepared.  With  these  advantages,  we  hope  the 
book  will  be  found  sufficiently  convenient. 

As  many  singers  desire  the  names  of  tunes  to 
be  placed  over  each  hymn,  They  have  b 
serted.      If  some  do  not  wish  it,  no  harm  is 
done  to  them,  and  to  others  it  may  be  useful. 

When  it  is  considered  that  the  judicious  se- 
lection and  arrangement  of  one  thousand  hymns, 
must  be  attended  with  some  difficulty,  it  is 
hoped  the  imperfections  of  our  work  will  not  be 
viewed  with  an  unfriendly  eye.  Having  en- 
deavored to  prepare  the  Hymn  Book  in  that  form 
best  calculated  to  promote  the  interests  of  Zion, 
we  would  submit  it  to  the  candor  of  our  Chris- 
tian brethren,  while  we  humbly  implore  the  di- 
vine blessing  on  our  labors,  and  on  the  Israel  of 
God  universally. 

HENRY  HOBBS,  1  Publishing  Committed 
SAMUEL  BEEDE,  ^cSSSeSerf'lSlS! 
WILLIAM  BURR,  J  *ffl Baptist  Connection! 

Limerick,  April,  1832. 


HYMNS, 


BEING    AND  ATTRIBUTES    OF  GOD. 

1  L.    If.  OH  Hundred,  Lowell. 

1  Being  of  God.     Ps.  104. 

1  'INHERE  is  a  God— all  nature  speaks, 

-*-    Thro'  earth,  and  air,  and  sea,  and  skies  j 
£ee,  from  the  clouds  his  glory  breaks, 
When  tiie  lirst  beams  of  morning  rise. 

2  The  rising  sun,  "serenely  bright, 

t  the  wide  world's  extended  frame, 
[ascribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

3  Ye  curious  minds,  who  roam  abroad, 

And  tnice  creation's  wonders  o'er, 
Confess  the  footsteps  of  the  God  ;— 
How  down  before  him — and  adore. 

Steele. 

2  U  M.  ruhfc-eii. 

1  npHERE  i.->  a  Hod,  who  reigns  above, 

1    Lord  of  the  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas; 
I  fear  his  wrath,  I  ask  his  love, 
And  with  my  lips  I  sing  his  praise. 

2  There  is  a  law  which  he  has  writ, 

To  teach  is  all  what  we  must  do; 
My  soul,  to  liis  commands  submit, 
For  they  are  holy,  just,  and  true. 

3  There  is  a  gospel  rich  in  grace, 

Whence  sinners  all  their  comforts  draw  ; 
Lord,  I  repent  and  eeek  thy  face, 
Eur  I  1it.      d  thy  law. 


3,  4  BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

4  There  is  an  hour  when  I  must  die, 

Nor  do  I  know  how  soon  'twill  come  ; 
How  many,  younger  much  than  I, 
Have  passed  by  death  to  hear  their  doom. 

5  Let  me  improve  the  hours  I  have, 

Before  the  day  of  grace  is  fled  ; 
There's  no  repentance  in  the  grave,    - 
Nor  pardon  offered  to  the 'dead.      Watts. 

3\S.  Jf.  Watchman. 

Compassion  of -God.     Ps.  103. 

1  TVfY  soul,  repeat  His'  praise, 
1*A  Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 

So  ready  to  abate. 

2  His  power  subdues  our  sins, 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  East  is  from  the  West, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

3  The  pity  of  the  Lord, 

To  those  that  fear  his  name, 

Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

4  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 

Scattered  with  every  breath: 

His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 

Can  send  us  swift  to  death. 

5  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flower; 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

6  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure  ; 
And  children's  children-  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure.  Watts. 

4L.  M.  Nantwicb. 

Condescension  of  God. 

1  HPHY  favors,  Lord,  surprise  our  souls: 

A    Will  the  Eternal  dwell  with  us? 
What  canst  thou  find  beneath  the  poles, 
To  tempt  thy  chariot  downward  thus? 

2  Still  might  he  fill  his  starry  throne, 

And  please  his  ears  with  Gabriel's  songs ; 
But  heavenly  Majesty  comes  down, 
And  bows  to  hearken  to  our  tongues 


OF  GOD. 5.  6 

3  Great  God  '.  what  poor  returns 
For  love  bo  infinite  as  thine  : 

.  s  but  clay, 
But  th;  >n*s  all  divine.     \\ 

r 

O  IJ-    »«  '.  Truro. 

IT"  -  on  high, 

vJ     And  •  .  afar, 

Let  ever  fly, 

And  tell  how  large  bis  bounties  are. 
he  made, 
or  with  bis  rod, — 
re  at, 
Jod  ! 
3  Our  sorrows  and  our  tears  we  pour 
Into  the  bosom  of  our  ( : 
Ik*  i  tie  mournful  hour, 

load. 
-.-  princf  a  try 

»rm  ; 
For  worms  were  sever  raised  bo  high, 
Above  their  meanest  iellow-worm. 
5  Oli  !  could  our  thankful  ! 

A  tribute  equal  to  thy  grace — 
To  the  third  heaven  our  songs  should  rise, 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  thy  praise. 

Watts. 


6 


L.   M.         Old  Hundred,  Pbrh^aL 

Dominion  of  God.     Ps.  93. 

1  TBHOVAH  reigns!  be  dwells  in  light, 
•  "   Girded  with  majesty  and  might j 
The  world,  bis  hands, 

Still  on  its  first  foundation  stands. 

2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made, 
« >r  had  its  first  foundation  laid 

Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood,' 
Thyself  the  ever-living  God. 

3  Like  floods  the  annry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies; 
Vain  floods,  that  aim  their  rage  so  high  ! 
At  thy  rebuke  the  billows  die. 

4  For  ever  phall  thy  throne  endure  ; 
Thy  promise  stands  for  ever  sure  ; 


8 


8         BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

And  everlasting  holiness 

Becomes  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 

Watts. 


/  P.   P.   M.  Dalston. 

1  rjpHE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 

-a-    And  royal  state  maintains; 
His  head  with  awful  glories  crowned  ; 

Arrayed  in  robes  of  light, 

Eegirt  with  sovereign  might, 
And  rays  of  majesty  around. 

2  Upheld  by  thy  commands, 
The  world  securely  stands, 

And  skies  and  stars  obey  thy  word  : 

Thy -throne  was  fixed  on  high, 

Before  the  starry  sky  : 
Eternal  is  thy  kingdom,  Lord. 

3  Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  powers  engage, — 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  the  sky  : 
The  terrors  of  thy  frown 
Shall. beat  their  madness  down: 

Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high 

4  Thy  promises  are  true, 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new  ; 

There  fixed,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  remove: 

Thy  saints,  with  holy  fear, 

Shall  in  thy  courts  appear, 
And  skisr  thine  everlasting  love.         Watts. 

C.   M.  Arundel,  Braintree. 

Eternity  of  God. 

RISE,  rise,  my  soul,  and  leave,  the  ground, 
Stretch  all  thy  thoughts  abroad, — 
And  rouse  up  even-  tuneful  sound, 

To  praise  the  eternal  God. 
Long  ere  the  lofty  skies  were  spread, 

Jehovah  filled  his  throne  ; 
Or  Adam  formed,  or  angels  made, 

Jehovah  lived  alone. 
His  boundless  years  can  ne'er  (fecrease, 

But  still  maintain  their  prime  ; 
Eternity's  his  dwelling-place, 

And  ever  is  his  lime. 


4  While  like  a  tide  our  minutes  flow, 

The  present  and  the  past — 
He  fills  his  own  immortal  NOW, 
Ami  gees  our  age*  waste. 

5  The  sea  and  sky  must  perish  too, 

And  vast  destruction  come  ; 
The  creatures— look,  how  old  they  grow,— 
And  wait  their  fiery  doom  ! 

6  Well,  let  the  sea  shrink  all  away, 

i.iine  melt  down  the  skies ; — 
My  God  shall  live  an  endless  day, 
When  old  creation  dies.  "Watts. 

C.    If.  St.  Ann's,  Canterbury. 

1  rjiHOl*  didst,  O  mighty  God,  exist 

-I    Ere  time  began  its  race  ; 
Before  the  ample  elements 
Filled  up  the  void  of  space  ; 

2  Before  the  ponderous  earthly  globo 

In  fluid  air  was  s; 
Before  the  ocean's  mighty  springs 
Tkeir  liquid  stores  displayed. 

3  And  when  the  pillars  of  the  world 

With  sudden  ruin  break. 
And  all  this  vast  and  goodly  frame 
Sinks  in  the  mighty  wreck  ; — 

4  When  from  her  orb  the  moon  shall  start, 

The  astonished  sun  roll  back  ; 
While  all  the  trembling  starry  lamps 
Their  ancient  course  forsake  , — 

5  For  ever  permanent  and  fixed, 

From  agitation  free, 
Unchanged,  in  everlasting  years, 
Shall  thy  existence  be.  Rows. 

1A  L.    M.  Portugal,  Wells,  Shoe! 

-*•*'  Faithfulness  of  God. 

1  "Y^E  humble  saints,  proclaim  abroad 

X    The  honors  of  a  faithful  God  ; 
How  just  and  true  are  all  his  ways, 
How  much  above  your  highest  praise! 

2  He  will  not  his  great  self  deny: 
A  God  all  truth  can  never  lie  : 
As  well  might  he  his  being  quit, 
As  break  u.'\:     :.•!«    <>r  word  forget. 


11.12    E.r  :>:■"«-  .\?:i)  attributes 

frighted  rivers  change  their  course, 
Or  backward  hasten  to  their  source  ; 
Swift  through  the  air  let  rocks  be  hurled, 
And  mountains  like  the  chaff  be  whirled  ;— 

•  buds  and  stars  forget  to  rise, 
Or  quit  their  stations  in  the  skies  ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth  both  pass  away, 
Eternal  truth  shall  ne'er  decay. 
5  True  to  his  word,  God  gave  his  Son, 
To  die  for  crimes  which  men  had  done  ; 
Blest  pledge  1  he  never , will  revoke 

mise  he, has  spoke.      Xeedham. 

11  CM.  Barby,  Stvanwick. 

1  Goodness  of  God.     Ps.  145. 

1  &  WEET  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace,     , 
£5  My  God,  my  heavenly  King; 

Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory,  sing. 

2  God  reigns  on  high ;  but  ne'er  confines 

His  goodness  to  the  skies  : 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And  every  want  supplies. 

3  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord  ! 

How  slow  thine  anger  "moves  ! — 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pardoning  word, 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

4  Creatures,  with  all  their  endless  race, 

Thy  power  and  praise  proclaim  ;     . 
But  saints,  who  taste  thy  richer  grace, 
Deli-jht  to  bless  thy  name.  Watts. 

1Q  L.   M.  Xan'.wich,  Orland. 

1  £  Goodness  of  God.     Ps.  103. 

1  "OLESS,  O  my  soul,  the  living  God; 

-O  Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  rove  abroad  ; 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join, 
fn  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Ties?,  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace; 
His  favors  claim  thy  highest  praise  ; 

Why  should  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought 
Be  lost  in  silence    and  forgot  ^ 

3  'Tis  he,  my  soul,  who  sent  his  Son, 

To  die  for  crimes  which  thou  hast  done  ; 
He  owns  the  ransom,  and  forgives 
lourty  follies  of  our  lives. 


|4  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 

And  cures  the  pains  that  nature  feels; 
Redeem  m  hell,  and  saves 

Our  v.  ting  graves. 

[  5  Our  .  r  repairs  ; 

owing  years  : 

And  fills  our  hope  with  heavenly  food. 

WaTTS. 

"I  O  Clarendon. 

1  \T*  humble  souls,  approach  your  God, 

X    With  songs  of  sacred  praise; 
For  be  is  good,  immensely  good, 
kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care, 

In  him  v.-  aove  ; 

But  nobler  clare 

The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He  eave  his  Bon,  his  only  Son, 

To  ransom  rebel  worms  ; 
'Tis  here  he  m    k-  a  his  goodness  known, 
In  its  divines!  forms. 

4  To  this  dear  refuse,  Lord,  we  come; 

'Tis  here  our  hope  relies  ; 

ife  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds,  with  kind  regard, 

The  B  »ulfl  who  trust  in  thee  ; 
Tlu-ir  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With  bli.;s  divinely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thy  almighty  love 

What  honors  shall  we  raise? 

ired  songs  above 
Ca-n  render  equal  praise.  Steele. 


L.    ML  Antigua,  Blendon. 


14 

1  \"L  sons  of  men.  with  joy  record 

A  The  various  wonders  of  the  Lord  : 
And  let  his  poucr  and  goodness  sound, 
Through  all  your  tribes  the  earth  around. 

2  Let  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite, 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  Light ; 


15,  16     BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 


Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  planets  roll, 
And  stars,  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  But  oh  !  that  brighter  world  above, 
Where  lives  and  reiens  incarnate  Love  '. 
God's  only  Son,  in  flesh  arrayed, 

For  man  a  bleeding  victim  made. 

4  Thither,  my  soul,  with  raptures  soar  ; 
There,  in  the  land  of  praise,  adore; 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  lay, 
Demands  an  everlasting  day.       Doddridge. 


L.   M.  Old  Hundred,  Bleudcn. 

Greatricss  of  God. 


15 

1  "1T7HAT  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name, 

'▼     Nor  men  can  learn,  nor  angels  teach  ; 
He  dwells  concealed  in  radiaxt  flame, 
Where  neither  eyes  nor  thoughts  can  reach. 

2  The  spacious  worlds  of  heavenly  light, 

Compared  with  him,  how  short  they  fall  ! 
They  are  too  dark,  and  he  too  bright  ; 
Nothing  are  they,  and  God  is  alh 

3  Ho  spoke  the  wondrous  word,  and,  io  I 

Creation  rose  at  his  command  ; 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know, 
Bound  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand. 

4  There  rests  the  earth,  there  roll  the  spheres ; 

There  Nature  leans,  and  feels  her  prop  ; 
But  his  own  self-suflicience  bears 
The  weight  of  his  own  glories  up. 

5  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows, 

Measuring  their  changes  by  the  moon  ; 
No  ebb  his  sea  of  glory"  knows  ; 
His  age  is  one  eternal  noon. 

6  Then  fly,  my  song,  an  endless  round  , 

The  lofty  tune  let  Gabriel  raise  ; 
All  nature"  dwell  upon  the  sound  ; 

But  we  can  ne'er  fulfil  the  praise. 
Watts. 

1  f*  L.   M.  Green's,  Nantwich. 

A"  Vs.   145. 

1  TVf  Y  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise 
l'-l  Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
■yj»'>  .featb  and  elnrv  raise  the  song. 


ur  uuu. ir9  xo 

2  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty,  done  for  thee. 

3  Thy  works  with  boundless  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  : 

ilm  with  joy  proclaim 
and  honor  of  thy  name. 

4  Let  (.  and  nations  raise 

thy  praise  ; 
And  unl  ke  my  song 

The  joy  and  labor  of  their  tongue. 

5  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds? 
Thy  greatness  rill  our  thoughts  exceeds: 
Vast — and  unsearchable  thy  ways, 

A     -' — and  immortal  be  thy  j>rai>e.      Watts. 

C.   M.  Barby,  Rochester. 


I 


and  mercy  of  God.     Ps.  145. 


1  T   OXG  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name, 
JL^     My  King,  my  God  of  love  ; 
My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same, 
in  i  irld  above. 

is  the  Lord  ;  his  power  unknown  ; 
Ami  :  real : 

I'll  sing  -:  of  thy  throne, 

Thy  works  of  grace  r«  , 

3  Thy  jrrace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue  ; 

And  while  my  lips  r.joice, 
The  men,  who  hear  my  sacred  song, 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4  Fathers  to  sous  shall  teach  thy  name, 

hildren  learn  thy  ways  ; 
me  thy  truth  proclaim, 
And  nations  sound  thy  | 

5  The  world  is  managed  by  thy  hands; 

Thy  saints  are  ruled  by  I 
And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 
Though  rocks  and  hills  remove.      Watts. 

C   M.  Abridge,  York 

Holiness  of  God. 
1  1TOLY  and  reverend  is  the  name 
jHI     Of  our  eternal  King; 
Thrice  holy,  Lord,  the  angels  cry  ; 
Thrice  holy,  let  us  sin?. 


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19,  20    BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

2  Holy  is  he  in  ail  his  works, 

And  truth  is  his  delight  ; 
But  sinners  and  their  wicked  ways 
Shall  perish  from  his  sight. 

3  The  deepest  reverence  of  the  mind 

Pay,  O  my  soul,  to  God  ; 
Lift  with  thy  hands  a  holy  heart 
To  his  sublime  abode. 

4  With  sacred  awe  pronounce  his  name, 

Whom  words  »nor  thoughts  can  reach  j 
A  broken  heart  shall  please. him  more 
Than  the  best  fornix  of  speech. 

5  Thou  holy  God  !  preserve  my  soul 

From  all  pollution  free  ; 
The  pure  in  heart  are  thy  delight, 
And  they  thy  face  shall  see.. 

F.ippon's  Coll. 


L.    M.  Wells,  Windham. 


19 

1  QHALL  the  vile  race  of  fiesh  and  blood 
^  Contend  with  their  "Creator,  God? 
Shall  mortal  worms  presume  to  be 

More  holy,  wise,  or  just  than  He  ? 

2  Behold,  he  puts  his  trust  in  none 
Of  all  the  spirits  round  his  throne  ; 
Their  natures,  when  compared  with  his., 
Are  neither  holy,  just,  nor  wise. 

3  But  how  much  meaner  things  are  they, 
Who  spring  from  dust,  and  dwell  in  clay! 
Touched  by  the  ringer  of  thy  wrath, 

We  faint,  and  vanish  like  the  moth. 

4  Almighty  Power,  to  thee  we  bow  : 
How  frail  are  we  !  how  glorious  thou  ! 
No  more  the  sons  of  earth  shall  dare 
With  an  eternal  God  compare.  Watts. 

S.   M.  Dover,  Watchman 

Holiness  and  vengeance  of  God.     Vs.  99. 
J   Tj^XALT  the  Lord  our  God, 
-Ij     And  worship  at  his  feet ;    * 
His  nature  is  all  holiness, 
And  mercy  is  his  seat. 
2  When  Israel  was  hi3  church, 
When  Aaron  was  his  priest, — 


•20 


OF  GOD. 21,  22 

When  Moses  cried,  when  Samuel  prayed, — 
lie  nave  his  people  rest. 

3  Oft  he  forzave  their  sins, 

Nor  would  destroy  their  ra^e  ; 
And  oft  lie  made  his  vensieance  known. 
When  they  abused  his  grace. 

4  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

^rime  : 
Still 

And  jealous  for  his  name.  Watts. 

£\  -j                                      I  .      ' .  B'.endon,  Monmouth. 

A  A  f  God. 

1  ^iREAT  God!  in  narrow  view 
vJ  Attempts  to  look  thy  nature  through  ; 
Our  Laboring  powers  with  reverence  own 
Thy  glories  never  can  he  known. 

2  Not  the  high  serao' 
Who  eounl 

3uch  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  find, 
illy  trace  thy  boundless  mind. 

3  Fetj  Lord,  thy  kindness  deigns  to  show 

Whili 

Through  all  1  and  conduct  ?Inne. 

4  O  may  our  souls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  na1 

Explore  thy     :<  red  ne 

on  to  know  and  do  thy  will.     Kjppis. 

fdM  Incomprehensibility  of  God. 

1  r^  01)  is  a  name  my  soul  adores; 

VJ  The  almighty  Three,  ti:  •  eternal  One! 
Nature  and  grace,  v.  Ith  i  II  t,  eir  ;>>■ 
Confess  the  Intinite  Unknown. 

2  From  thy  Lrreat  self  thy  being 

Thou  art  thy  own 
Made  up  of  uncreated  f 
And  self-sufficience  bean  them  all. 

3  Thy  f  eres, 

hi  1  the  waves  roar  and  })lanets  shine  ; 
But  nothinc  like  thyself  appears 
Through  all  these  spacious  works  of  thine. 


23 


XT 


23,  24    BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

4  Still  restless  nature  dies  and  grows  ; 

From  change  to  change  the  creatures  run; 
Thy  being  no  succession  knows, 
And  all  thy  vast  designs  are  one.  Watts. 

C.    M.  Bedford,  Arlington. 

Infinity  of  God. 
HY  names,  how  infinite  they  be  ! 
Great,  everlasting  one  ! 
Boundless  thy  "might  and  majesty, 
And  uncorifined  thy  throne. 

2  Thy  mysteries  of  creation  lie 

Beneath  enlightened  minds: 
Thoughts  can  ascend  above  the  sky, 
And  fly  before  the  winds  ; 

3  Reason  may  grasp  the  massy  hills, 

And  stretch  from  pole  to  pole  ; 
But  half  thy  name  our  spirit  fills, 
And  overloads  our  soul. 

4  In  vain  our  haughty  reason  swells, 

For  nothing's  found  in  thee 
But  boundless  inconceivables, 

And  vast  eternity.  Watts. 


24 


L.    M.  Wells. 

Invisibility  of  God. 

1  T   ORD,  we  are  blind,  poor  mortals,  blind  j 
L*     We  can't  behold  thy  bright  abode  ; 
Oh  !  'tis  beyond  a  creature  mind, 

To  glance  a  thought  half  way  to  God 

2  Infinite  Leagues  beyond  the  sky, 

The  great-  Eternal  reigns  alone  ; 
Where  neither  wings  nor  souls  can  fly, 
Nor  angels  climb  the  topless  throne." 

3  The  Lord  of  glory  builds  his  seat 

Of  gems  insufferably  bright ; 
And  lays,  beneath  his  sacred  feet, 
Substantial  beams  of  gloomy  night. 

4  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  thy  gracious  ey*s 

Look  through  and  cheer  us  from  above  : 
Beyond  our  praise  thy  grandeur  flies, 
Yet  we  adore,  and  yet  we  love. 

Watts. 


r>F  GOD.  25,  26 


&**  Kindness  of  God.     Vs.  1 12. 

1  rpo  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known, 

I-     From  God   I  MHIgbl  relief; 
In  long  complaints,  before  his  throne, 
I  poured  out  all  my  grief. 

2  My  soul  was  overwhelmed  with  woes, 

My  heart  began  to  break  ; 
My  God,  who  all  my  burden  knows, 
He  knows  the  way  I  take. 

3  On  every  side  I  cast  mine  eye, 

Ami  found  my  helpers  aono  ; 
While  friends  and  strangers  passed  me  by, 
Neglected  and  unknown. 

4  Then  did  1  raise  a  louder  cry, 

And  called  thy  mercy  near  ; 
u  Thou  art  my  portion  when  1  die, — 
"  \)t-  thou  my  refuse  here.*1 

5  Lord,  I  am  brought  exceeding  low  ; 

Now  let  thine  ear  attend  ; 
And  make  my  f<>e<,  who  vex  me,  know 
I've  an  Almighty  Friend. 

6  From  my  sad  prison  set  me  free, 

Then  shall  I  praise  thy  name  ; 
And  holy  men  shall  join  with  me, 

Thy  kindm  Bfl  to  proclaim.  Watt3. 

£\f  J'.    M.  Portujal,  Park  Street. 

dL\)  Majesty  of  God. 

1  T\0  thou,  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays, 
JLJ   Attempt  thy  great  Creator's  praise  ; 
But,  oh  !  what  tongue  can  .-peak  his  fame  ! 
What  mortal  verse  can  reach  the  theme  I 

2  Before  his  throne  a  glittering  band 

iphim  and  angels,  stand  ; 
;1  spirits,  who,  in  flight, 
Outwing  the  active  rays  of  light. 

3  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth  ; 

nned  this  ponderons  globe  of  e?rth  -, 
He  raised  the  L'lorious  arch  on  high, 
And  measured  out  the  azure  sky. 

4  In  all  my  Maker's  grand  designs, 
Omnipotence,  with  wisdom,  shines; 

2 


27 


27,  28      BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 
5  Raised  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Do  thou,  my  soul,  his  glories  sing: 
And  let  his  praise  employ  thy  tongue, 
Till  listening  worlds  applaud  the  song. 

Upton's  Selection. 

CM.  '       Arlington,  Walsall. 

Lovg-giiff'Qring  of  God. 

1  A  ND  are  we,  wretches.,  yet  alive ! 
-£*-  And  do  we  yet  rebel ! 

'Tis  boundless — 'tis  amazing  love, 
That  bears  us  up  from  hell  ! 

2  The  burden  of  our  weighty  guilt 

Would  sink  us  down  to  flames  ; 
And  threatening  vengeance  rolls  above, 
To  crush  our  feeble  frames. 

3  Almighty  goodness  cries — Forbear  ! 

And  straight  the  thunder  stays: 
And  dare  we  now  provoke  his  wrath, 
And  weary  out  his  grace  ? 

4  Lord,  we  have  long  abused  thy  love, 

Too  long  indulged  our  sin  ;    ' 
Our  aching  hearts  e'en  bleed  to  see 
What  rebels  we  have  been. 

5  No  more,  ye  lusts,  shall  ye  command, 

No  more  will  we  obey  ; 
Stretch  out,  O  God,  thy  conquering  hand, 
And  drive  thy  foes  away.  Watts. 

QO  S.   M.  Watchman,  St  Thomas. 

^^  Love  and  Jilercy  of  God. 

1  "O  ATSE  your  triumphant  song3 
-KJL  To  an  immortal  tune  ; 

Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  ha3  done. 

2  Sing  how  Eternal  Love 

Its  chief  Beloved  chose  ; 
And  bid  him  raise  our  ruined  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears, 

No  terror  clothes  his  brow, 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guOty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 


OF  GOD. 29,  30 

4  Twu  mercy  filled  the  throne, 
Ami  wrath  stood  silent  by — 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons  down, 
To  rebels  doomed  to  die. 

0  Now.  tinners,  dry  your  tears, 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  <■- 
Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 

And  take  the  offered  peace. 
6  Lord,  we  obey  thy  call  ; 

We  lay  an  humble   claim 
To  tin-  salvation  thon  hast  brought  ; 

And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 

QQ  L.    M.  Quercy,  Duke  Street. 

****      .Majesty  and  Condescension  of  God. 

1  "*TE  servants  of  the  Almighty  King, 

-*■    In  even-  age  his  praiset  ring: 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set, 
The  nations  shall  his  praise  repeat. 
*J  Above  the  earth — beyond  the  sky, 
Stands  his  high  throne  of  majesty  ; 
Sat  time  nor  place  his  power  restrain — 
Noi  bound  his  universal  reign. 

3  Which  of  t!i"  sons  of  Adam  dare, 
Or  angels,  with  their  God  compare? 

Dries  how  divinely  bright, 
Who  dwells  in  uncreated  light! 

4  Heboid   his  love  !   he  stoops  to  view 
What  saints  above  ami  angels  do  ; 
And  condescends,  yet  more,  to  know 
The  mean  affairs  of  men  below. 

5  From  dust,  and  cottages  obscure, 
His  grace  exalts  the  humble  poor; 
Gives  them  the  honor  of  his  sons, 

And  fits  them  for  their  heavenly  thrones. 

Watt*. 

OA  S.    M.  Watchman. 

^^  .Majesty  of  God  and  wickedness  of  man.  Ps.36. 

1  VlfHEN  man  grows  bold  in  sin, 

*  »     My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"  He  hath  no  faith  of  God  within, 
"  Nor  fear  before  his  eyes." 

2  His  heart  is  false  and  foul, 

His  words  are  smooth  and  fair  ; 


31  BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 


Wisdom  is  banished  from  his  soul, 
And  leaves  no  goodness  there. 

3  He  plots  upon-  his  bed 

New  mischiefs  to  fulfil  : 
He  sets  his  heart,  and  hands,  and  head, 
To  practise  all  that's  ill. 

4  But  there's  a  dreadful  God, 

Though  men  renounce  hjs   fear} 
His  justice,  hid  behind  a  cloud, 
Shall  one  great  day  appear. 

5  His  truth  transcends  the-sky, 

In  heaven  his  mercies  dwell  ; 
Deep  as  the  sea  his  judgments  lie, 
His  anger  burns  to  hell. 

6  How  excellent  his  love, 

Whence  all  our  safety  springs  ! 
O  never  let  my  soul  remove 
From  underneath  his  wings  '.  Watts. 


31 


S.  M. 

Mercy  of  God.     Ps.   1C3. 


1  f\  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul  ; 
v-J  Let  all  within  me  join  ; 

And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favors  are  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Xor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins  ; 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain  ; 
'Tis  he  who  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  Jf6  crowns  thy  life  with  love,  ■ 

When  ransomed  from  the  grave  ; 
He,  who  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell, 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good, 

He  gives  the  sufferers  rest ; 
The  Lord  hath  judgment  for  the  proud,         , 
And  justice  for  the  oppressed. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known  ; 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Sou.  Watts 


►D.         32,  33,  34 


Q.7  C.   If.  Lebanon. 

*-*^      Omniscience  and  Omnipresence.     Ps.  139. 

1  T   ORD,  thou,  with  an  unerring  beam, 
-L*  Surveyest  all  my  powers  ; 

My  rising  steps  are  watched  by  thee, 
By  thee  my  resting  hours. 

2  My  thoughts,  scarce  struggling  into  birth, 

s.od,  are  known  to  thee; 
Abroad,  at  home,  still  I'm  enclosed 
With  thine  immensity. 

3  To  thee  the  labyrinths  of  life 

In  open  view  appear  ; 
Nor  steals  a  whisper  from  my  lips 
"Without  thy  listening  ear.  Blacklock. 


L.  M. 

Omni;i- 


33 

1  TCATHEB  of  spirits!  Mighty  God! 

•T    Our  inmost  thoughts  are  known  to  thee  ; 
Thou,  Lord,  canst  hear  each  idle  word, 
And  every  private  action  see. 

2  Could  we  on  morning's  swiftest  wings 

Pursue  our  flight  through  trackless  air, 
Or  dive  beneath  deep  ocean's    springs, 
Thy  presence  still  would  meet  us  there. 

3  In  vain  may  guilt  attempt  to  fly, 

Concealed  beneath  the  poll  of  night; 
One  glance  from  thy  all-pierch 
Can  kindle  darkness  into  Light. 

4  Search  thou  our  hearts,  and  there  destroy 

Each  evil  thought,  each  secret  sin; 
And  fit  us  For  those  realms  of  joy, 
Where  nought  impure  shall  enter  in. 

Spirit  of  the   Psalms. 

0/|  J..    M.    Gu.  M  ruin.'  Hymn. 

Gml  omnipresent  and  omniscient.     Ps.   139. 

1  ^E  ARCH  El  .  to  thee  are  known 
•^   The  in  in  my  breast  ; 

A<   home,  abroad,  in  crowds,  alone, 

'ilii.11  mark'st  my  risinn  and  my  rest, 
My  thoughts  far  oil',  through  every  maze, 
Source,  stream  and  issue,— all  my  ways. 

2  How  from  thy  presence  should  I  go, 

Or  whither  from  th\   Spirit  Bee, 


35,  3G    BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

Since  all  above,  around,  below, 

Exist  in  thine  immensity  ? 
If,  up  to  heaven  I  take  my  way, 
I  meet  thee  in  eternal   day  ; — 

3  If  in  the  grave  I  make  my  bed 

With  worms  and  dust,  lo,  thou  art  there  ; 
If  .on  the  wings  of  morning  sped, 

Beyond  the  ocean  I  repair, 
I  feel  thine  all-controlling  will, 
And  thy  right  hand  upholds  me  still. 

4  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart ; 

Try  me  ;  my  secret  soul  survey  ; 
And  warn  thy  servant  to  depart 

From  every  false  and  evil  way ; 
So  shall  thy  truth  my  guidance  be 
To  life  and  immortality.  "Moxtgomert. 

Q^)  L.  J»I.  Bath,  Monmouth. 

1  /"i  OULD  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove, 
v>   To  quit  thy  service  -and  thy  love  ; 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun, 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run? 

2  If  up  to  heaven  I  take  my  flight, 

;Tis  there  thou  dwell'st"  enthroned  in  light ; 
Or  dive  to  hell,  there  vengeance  reigns, 
And  Satan  groans  beneath  his  chains  ;— 

3  If,  mounted  on  a  morning  ray, 
I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea  ; 

Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive  ; — 

4  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night ; 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 

5  O  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest; 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 

Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there.        Watts. 


36 


C.    M.  Walsall,  Plymouth. 


THS  eye  of  God  is  every  where 
Te  watch  the  sinner's  ways ; 
He  sees  who  join  in  humble  prayer, 
And  vrho  in  solemn  praise. 


OF  gup. 37,  38 

2  One  glance  of  thine,  eternal  Lord, 

Can  pierce  and  search  ua  through  ; 
Nor  heaven,  nor  earth,  nor  hell  anbrd 
A  shelter  from  thy  view  ! 

3  The  universe,  in  even-  part, 

At  once  before  the 
And  every  thought  of  every  heart 
Is  open  to  thine  i 

4  Prepare  us,  Lord,  to  pray  and  praise 

With  fervent,  holy  love  ; 
And  fit  us,  by  thy  word  of  grace, 
To  worship  thee  above. 

O'y  C.    M.  Wantage,  Dundee 

*-*•  God  is  every  where.     Ts.  139. 

1  TN  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
A  In  vain  my  soul  would  try 

To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thine  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  re«r  ; 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord, 

Before  they're  formed   within  ; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
Pie  knows  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  liigh  ! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide? 
Within  thy  circling  arms  I  lie. 
Beset  on  every  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill, 
Secured  by  sovereign  love.  Watts. 

00  CM.  Ba!by,  Ferry. 
^^                   Omnipotence  of  God. 

1  "1TI7HEXCK  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise? 

r  *     And  Where's  our  courage  fled  ? 
Has  .  and  raging  hell, 

Struck  all  our  comfort-:  deadi 

2  Have  ire  forgot  the  Almighty  Name 

That  formed   the  earth  and  sea? 
And  can  an  all  creating  arm 
Grow  cay? 


89 


39,  40    BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES 

3  Treasures  of  everlasting  might 

In  our  Jehovah  dwell ; 
He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 
And  treads  their  foes  to  hell. 

4  Mere  mortal  powers  shall  fade  and  die, 

And  youthful  vigor  cease  ; 
But  we,  who  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
Shall  feel  our  strength  increase. 

5  The  saints  shall  mount  on  eagles'  wings, 

And  taste  the  promi^d  bliss, 
Till  their  unwearied  feet  arrive 

Where  perfect  pleasure  is.  Watts. 

S.  M  Dover,  Watchman. 

Potter  of  God. 
1  /~\H  !  the  almighty  Lord, 

vJ  How  matchless  is  his  power  '.  - 
Tremble,  O  earth,  beneath  his  word, — 
While  all  the  heavens  adore. 
9  Above  the  skies  he  reigns  ; 
And.  with  amazing  blows, 
He  deals  insufferable  pain3 
On  his  rebellious  foes. 

3  Vet,  everlasting  God, 

We  love  to  speak  thy  praise  ; 
Thy  sceptre's  equal  to  "thy  rod, 
The  sceptre  of  thy  grace. 

4  The  arms  of  mighty  Love 

Defend  our  Zion  well  ; 
And  heavenly  mercy  wall3  us  round, 
From  Babylon  and  hell. 

5  Salvation  to  the  Kin?, 

Who  sits  enthroned  above  ; 
Thus  we  adore  the  God  of  might, 

And  bless  the  God  of  love.  Watts. 

Af\  CM.  Plymouth. 

*^        Forcer  ami  Majesty  of  God.     Ps.  89. 

1  \VrITH  reverence  let  the  saints  appear, 

'»     And  bow  before  the  Lord, 
His  high  commands  with  reverence  hear, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

2  How  terrible  thy  glories  rise  ! 

How  bright  thy  beauties  shine  ! 
Where  is  the  power  with  thee  that  vies? 
Or  truth  compared  with  thine  ? 


41 


OF  GOD. 41,  42 

3  The  northern  pole,  and  southern,  rest 

On  thy  supporting  band  ; 
Darkness  and  day,  from  east  to  west, 
Move  round  at  thy  command. 

4  Thy  words  the  racing  winds  control, 

And  rule  tin-  boisterous  deep  ; 
T1k.ii  mak'st  the  sleeping  billows  roll, 
The  rolling  billows  sleep. 

5  Heaven,  earth,  and  air,  and  sea  are  thine, 

And  the  dark  world  of  hell  : 
How  did  thine  arm  in  vengeance  shine, 
When  Egypt  durst  rebel  f 
G  Justice  and  Judgment  are  thy  throne, 
Yet  wondrous  is  thy  ::race  ; 
While  truth  and  merry,' joined  in  one. 

Invite  us  near  thy  face.  Watts. 

L.    M.  Duke  Street,  DryJeu. 

The  dicinc  Perfect 

1  JEHOVAH  reigns,  his  throne  is  high, 
Jjli-  robes  are  lii:ht  and  majesty  ; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
N  '  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe, 
His  justice  guards  his  holy  law  ; — 
His  love  reveals  a  smiling  lace, 

His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  works  his  wisdom  shines, 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs  ; 

His  power  is  sovereign  to  fulfil 
The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will. 

4  And  will  this  glorious  Lord  descend, 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  friend  ? 
Then  let  my  son<rs  with  angels  join  ! 
Heaven  is  secure,  if  God  be  mine.  Watts. 

AQ}  L.    If.  Blendon,  Park  Strew. 

^^  Creation,  Providence  und  Redemption.  Ps.135. 

1  f^iREAT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  Ligh, 

vT  Above  all  pow«  r^  and  every  throne  ; 
Wbate'er  be  please,  in  earth  or  sea 
Or  heaven  or  hell,  his  hand  hath  done. 

2  At  his  command  the  vapors  ri>e, 

The  liehtnincs  flash,  the  thunders  roar! 
He  pours  the  rain,  he  brings    i  e  wind 
And  tempest  from  his  airy  store  \ 


43 


43,  44      BEING  AXD  ATTRIBUTES 

3  'Twas  he  those  dreadful  tokens  sent, 

0  Egypt,  through  thy  stubborn  land  1 
When  all  thy  first-born,  beasts  and  men, 
Fell  dead  by  his  avenging  hand  ! 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings,    * 

He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
To  Israel,  whom  his  hand  redeemed, 
Xo  mure  to  be  proud  Pharaoh's  slave  ! 

5  His  power  the  same,'  the  same  his  grace, 

That  saves  us  from  the. hosts  of  hell ; 
And  heaven  he  gives  U3  to  possess, 
Whence  those  apostate  angels  fell.    Watts. 

C.   M.  Colchester,  Ferry. 

Wisdom  of  God  in  the  formation  of  JUan.P  s. 139. 

1  TT7HEX  I,  with  pleasing  wonder  .stand, 

▼  ▼    And  all  my  frame  survey. 
Lord,  'tis  thy  work  !  I  own  thy  hand 
That  built" my  humble  clay.  * 

2  Heaven,  earth,  and  sea,  and  fire  and  wind, 

Show  me  thy  wondrous  skill ;' 
But  I  review  myself,  and  find 
Diviner  wonders  still. 

3  Thy  awful  glories  round  me  shine,' 

My  flesh  proclaims  thy  praise  ; 
Lord,  to  thy  works  of  nature  join 
Thy  miracles  of  grace.  Watts. 

a    A  C.    M.  St.  John,  St.  Martin. 

ii  Praise  to  the  Deitij. 

1  "FEATHER  of  glory,  to  thy  name 
-jF    Immortal  praise  we  give, 

Who  dost  an  act  of  grace  proclaim, 
And  bid  us  rebels  live. 

2  Immortal  honor  to  the  Son, 

Who  makes  thine  anger  cense  ; 
Our  lives  he  ransomed  with  his  own, 
And  died  to  make  our  peace. 

3  To  thy  Almighty  Spirit  be 

Immortal  glory  given, 
Whose  influence  brings  us  near  to  thee, 
And  trains  us  up  for  heaven. 

4  Let  men,  with  their  united  voice, 

Adore  the  eternal  God, 
And  spread  his  honors,  and  their  joys, 
Through  nations  far  abroad. 


of  god. 45,  46 

5  Let  faith,  and  love,  and  duty  join, 
One  general  song  to  raise  ; 
Let  saints,  in  earth  and  heaven,  combine 
In  harmony  and  praise.  "Watts 


Trinitn. 


45 

1  TTAIL,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Gho-t  ! 
-H-  One  God  in  persons  three  ; 

Of  thee  we  make  our  joyful  boast, 
And  homage  pay  to  thee. 

2  Present  alike  in  every  place, 

Thy  Godhead  we  adore  : 
Beyond  the  bounds  of  time  and  space, 
Thou  dwell'st  for  ev<  rmoie. 

3  In  wisdom  infinite  thou  art, 

Thine  eye  doth  all  things  see  ; 
And  every  thought  of  every  heart 
Is  fully  known  to  thee. 

4  Whate'er  thou  wilt,  in  earth  below, 

Thou  dost,  in  heaven  above  ; 
But  chiefly  we  rejoice  to  know 
The  Almighty  God  of  love. 

5  Thou  lov'st  whate'er  thy  hands  have  made; 

Thy  goodness  we  rehearse, 

In  shining  characters  displayed 

Throughout  our  universe. 

6  Mercy,  with  love,  and  endless  grace, 

O'er  all  thy  works  doth  reign  ; 
But  mostly  thou  deright'Bt  to  bless. 
Thy  favorite  creature  man. 

7  Wherefore  let  every  creature  give 

To  thee  the  praise  designed  ; 
But  chiefly,  Lord,  the  thanks  receive, 
The  hearts  of  all  mankind.     Mlth.  Com.. 

Af*  L.    If.  Oil  Hutvlrrd,  Poi  ;uSnl. 

^^  7    «f    God. 

1  INTERNAL  God  !    Almighty  Cause 

-CLj  Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown, 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws, 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands, 

Of  all  within  Itself  posse 
Controlled  by  none  are  thy  commands  ; 
Thou  fr<e;i  thyself  alone  art  blessed. 


47,  48  CREATION  AND  PRO V [PENCE. 

3  To  thee  alone  ourselves  we  owe  : 

Let  heaven  and  earth  due  homage  pay  ; 
All  other  gods  we  disavow, 
Deny  their  claims,  renounce  their  sway. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen  lands  j 

Their  idol  deities  dethrone  ; 
Reduce  the  world  to  thy  commands  ;_ 
And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

Williams''*  Psalms. 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 

A 'J  *2*   *■  Eraintree,  Devizes. 

•  Creating  fVisdom. 

1  "EXTERNAL  Wisdom,  thee  we  praise, 
*-J  Thee  the  creation  sings  ; 

With  thy  loved  name,  rocks,  hills,  and  seas, 
And  heaven's  high  palace  rings. 

2  Thy  hand,  how  wide  it  spread  the  sky  ! 

How  glorious  to  behold  ! 
Tinged  with  the  blue  of  heavenly  dye, 
And  starred  with  sparkling  gold.   "' 

3  Thy  glories  blaze  all  nature  round, 

And  strike  the  gazing  sight, 
Through  skies,  and  seas,  and  solid    ground, 
With  terror  and  delight. 

4  Almighty  power,  and  equal  skill, 

Shine  through  the  worlds  abroad, 
Our  souls  with  vast  amazement  fill, 
And  speak  the  builder,  God. 

5  But  still,  the  wonders  of  thy  grace 

Our  softer  passions  move  ; 
Pity  divine  in  Jesus'  face 
We  see,  adore,  and  love.  Watts. 

L.   M.  Wells,  Brewer. 

Creation,  Providence,  and  Grace.     Vs.  135. 

GIVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise  ; 
Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways  ; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 
He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fixed  the  starry  lights  on  high  ;* 


48 


Wonders 

Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  Bong. 
J  Be  sent  bis  Bon  with  power  to  save 

From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave  ; 

Wonders  or  grace  to  God  belong, 

Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 
•1  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown. 

The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown  ; 

His  in    •  tall  endure, 

When  lord?  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 
Watt*. 

A(\  C.    M,  Devizes,  St.  Martin. 

*-*J  Our  Bodies  frail,  and  God  our  Preserver* 
1  T   ET  others  boast  how  Btrong  they  be, 
-Li  Xor  death  nor  danger  fear; 
But  we'll  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 
'J  Fresh  as  the  grass  oUr  bodies  stand, 
\nd  flourish  bright  and  gay; 

n^'  wind  Bweeps  o'er  the  land, 
AnM  redes  the  rrass  away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  dies,  if  one  i"j  gone  ; 
Strange  !  that  a  harp  <>f  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  Cod  supports  our  frame, 

The  God  who  built  us  first  ; 

Salvation  to  the  Almighty  Name, 

That  reared  as  from  the  dust. 

5  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues, 

Our  Maker  we'll   ;ulore  ; 
His  Spirit  moves  o'ir  heaving  lungs, 
I  >r  they  would  breathe  no  more.     Watts. 

1   ■    M.  Wiutcr,  Clarendou. 

Creation  of.  the  World. 
1  "  lyoW  let  a  spacious  world  arise," 
1^1    Said  the  Creator   Lor  1  : 
At  once  the  obedient  earth  and  skies 
Rose  at  his  soi  i  reign  word. 
•2  He  gave  the  lion  and  the  worm 
At  ome  th«ir  wondrous  birth: 
And  grazing  beasts,  of  various  form, 
.  the  teeming  i 


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51 


Ol,  o2    CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 

3  Adam  was  formed  of  equal  clay, 

Though  sovereign  of  the  rest, 
Designed  for  nobler  ends  than  they, 
With  God's  own  image  blest. 

4  Thus  glorious  in  the  Maker's  eye, 

The  young  creation  stood  ; 
He  saw  the  building  from  on  high; 
His  word  pronounced  it  good. 

5  Lord,  while  the  frame  of  nature  stands, 

Thy  praise  shall  fill  -my  tongue  ; 
But  the  new  world  of  grace  demands 

A  more  exalted  song.  "  Watts. 

L.  M.  Truro,  Duke  Street. 

The  Creation  and  Dissolution  of  the   World. 

1  ^<ING  to  the  Lord,  who  built  the  skies, 
£5   The  Lord,  who  reared  this  stately. frame  ; 
Let  all  the  nations  sound  his  praise, 

And  lands  unknown  repeat  his  name. 

2  He  formed  the  seas,  and  formed  the  hills, 

Made  every  drop  and  every  dust  ; 
Nature  and  time,  with  all  their  wheels, 
And  put  them  into  motion  first. 

3  Now  from  his  high  imperial  throne, 

He  looks  far  down  upon  the  spheres  ;  " 
He  bids  the  shining  orbs  roll  on, 
And  round  he  turns  the  hasty  years. 

4  Thus  shall  this  moving  engine  last, 

Till  all  his  saints  are  jrafhered  in  ; 
Then  for  the  trumpet's  dreadful  blast — 
To  shake  it  all  to  dust  again  ! 

5  Yet  when  the  sound  shall  tear  the  skies, 

And  lightning  burn  the  globe  below, 
Saints,  you  may  lift  your  joyful  eyes, 
There's  a  new  heaven  and  earth  for  you. 
Watts. 

ZJ*)  ^'   "*■  Aylesbury,  America- 

**  **  The  Mystery  of  Providence  unfolded.    Pa.  73. 

1  ^URE  there's  a  righteous  God, 
O   Nor  is  religion  vain  ; 

Though  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud. 
And  men  of  grace  complain. 

2  I  saw  the  wicked  rise, 

And  felt  my  heart  repine  ; 


UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 


While  haughty  fools,  with  scornful  eyes, 
In  robes  of  honor  shine. 

3  The  tumults  of  my  though! 

Held  iiic  in  hard  suspense  ; 
Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought. 
To  learn  thy  justice  thence. 

4  Thy  word,  with  lisht  and  power, 

Did  my  mistakes  amend  ; 
I  viewed  the  sinners1  lives  before, 
But  here  I  learn  their  end. 

5  On  what  a  slippery 

The  thoughtless  wretches  go! 
And,  oh  !  that  dreadful,  fiery  deep, 
That  waits  their  fall  below  ! 

6  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow, 

My  thoughts  no  more  repine  ; 
1  call  my  God  my  portion  now  ; 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine.  Wat: 


53 


UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 


i  Bs  and  2  7s. 


1  ANGELS,  assist  to  sing 

-  »■  The  honors  of  your  God  ; 

Tom  h  even-  tuneful  strinc, 
And  sound  his  name  abroad  ; 
Pour  the  trembling  notes  along: 
Swell  the  grand,  immortal  song. 

2  And  ye  of  meaner  birth, 

Your  joyful  voices  raise  ; 
Inhabitants  of  earth, 
Your  great  Redeemer  praise : 
ir  loud  hosannas  rise  ; 
.Shake  the  earth,  and  pierce  the  skies  '. 

3  Let  day  and  dusky  nicht, 

In  solemn  order,  join 
His  praises  to  recite, 

An  1  speak  his  power  divine: 
Every  hill,  and  ev.  ry   v\ 
Echo  with  the  ?acred  tale. 


54 


54,  55  UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 

4  Ye  winds  and  raging  seas, 

With  wild,  tempestuous  roar, 
Resound,  in  mightier  lays, 

His  name  from  shore  to  shore  : 
Thunders,  spread  his  name  abroad  ; 
Lightnings,  flash  before  your  God. 

5  Let  every  creature  sing 

The  honors  of  our  God;— 
Touch  every  tuneful  string, 
And  spread  his  praise  abroad  : 
Pour  the  trembling  notes  along  ; 
Swell  the  universal  song. 

Gems  of  Sacred  Poetry. 

C.  P.   M.  Rapture,  Kevr. 

Concert  of  Praise.     Ps.  148. 

1  OEGIX,  my  soul,  the  exalted  lay, 
JLJ  Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  the  Almighty's  name  ; 
Lo !  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  the  inspiring  theme. 

2  Thou,  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker,  God  j 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  power: 
Lo  !  on  the  lightning's  fiery  wing, 
In  triumph  walks  the  eternal  King : 

The  astonished  worlds  adore. 

3  Ye  deeps,  with  roaring  billows  rise, 
To  join  tbe  thunders  of  the  skies ; 

Praise  him,  who  bids  you  roll : — 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  ft  to  the  soul. 

4  Let  man,  by  nobler  passions  swayed, 
Let  man,  in  God's  own  image  made, 

His  breath  in  praise  employ  ; 
Spread  wide  Iris  Maker's  name  around, 
Till  heaven  shall  echo  back  the  sound, 

In  songs  of  holy  joy.  Ogilvie. 

CT  £T  L.  M.  Old  Hundred,  Wells. 

*J*-*  God  exalted  above  all  Praise. 

1  "EXTERNAL  Power!  whose  high  abode 

-t-J  Becomes  the  grandeur  of  a  God  j — 

In  vain  the  tallest  angel  tries 

To  reach  thins  height  with  wondering  eyes. 


2  Lord,  what  shall  earth  and  ashes  do? 
We  should  adore  our  Maker  too  ; 
From  sin  and  dust  to  thee  we  cry, 
The  Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High! 

3  Earth  from  afar  has  heard  thy  fame, 

And  worms  have  learnt  to  lisp  thy  name; 
But  oh  !  the  glories  of  thy  mind, 
Leave  all  our  soaring  thoughts  behind. 

4  God  is  in  heaven,  but  man  below  ; 

Be  short  our  tunes  ;  our  words  be  few  ; 
A  sacred  reverence  checks  our  songs, 
And  praise  sits  silent  on  our  tongues. 

Watts. 


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L.    M.  Dunstan,  EiTingham. 

Praisr  to  God  thrn-.trrh  the  ichole  of  our  Existence. 

1   r^  01)  of  my  life,  throueh  all  its  days, 
^J  My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  praise  j 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  light, 
And  warble  to  tiie  silent  night. 

5  When  anxious  tare*  would  break  my  rest, 
And  grief  would  tear  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praise  Til  raise  on  high, 
And  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  its  powers  of  language  fail, 

Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break, 
And  mean  tin-  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 

4  But  oh  !  when  that  last  conflict's  o'er, 
And  I  am  chained  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise 
To  join  the  music  of  the  skies  ! 

5  Soon  shall  I  learn  the  exalted  strains. 
Which  echo  through  the  heavenly  plains? 
And  emulate,  with  joy  unknown, 

The  glowing  seraphs  "round  thy  throne. 

Evans's  Coll. 

£T{  S.    M.  St.  Thomas,  Lisbon. 

**  '  Universal  Praise.     Ps.  143. 

1  T   ET  every  creature  join 

A-*  To  praise  the  eternal  God  ; 

Ye  heavenly  hosts,  the  son 5  ber'n. 
And  sounfl  his  na-ne  aW  id. 


58,  59         UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 

2  Thou  sun,  with  golden  beams, 

And  moon,  with  paler  rays. 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 

3  He  built  those  worlds  ahove, 

And  fixed  their  wondrous  frame  ; 
By  his  command  they  stand  or  move, 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 

4  By  all  his  works  above, 

His  honors  be  expressed  ; 
But  saints,  who  taste  his  saving  love, 
Should  sins:  his  praises  best.  Watts. 

FTJ  CM.  Devizes,  Irish. 

t/O       Praise  to  God  from  all  Creatures. 

1  rriHE  glories  of  my  Maker,  God, 

A    My  joyful  voice  shall  sing; 
And  call  the  nations  to  adore 
Their  Former  and  their  King. 

2  'Twas  his  right  hand  that  shaped  our  clay, 

And  wrought  this  human  frame  ;. 
But  from  his  own  immediate  breath- 
Our  nobler  spirits  came. 

3  We  bring  our  mortal  powers  to  God, 

And  worship  with  our  tongues  ; 
We  claim  some  kindred  with  the  skies, 
And  join  the  angelic  Hongs. 

4  Let  grovelling  beasts  of  every  shape, 

And  fowls  of  every  wing, 
And  rocks,  and  trees,  and  fires,  and  seas, 
Their  various  tribute  bring. 

5  Ye  planets,  to   his  honor  shine, 

And  wheels  of  nature  roll  j 
Praise  him  in  your  unwearied  course, 
Around  the  steady  pole. 

6  The  brightness  of  our  Maker's  name 

The  wide  creation  fills  ; 
And  his  unbounded  grandeur  flies 

Beyond  the  heavenly  hills.  Watts. 

53  P.   M.        St.  Thomas,  Watchman. 

I  rpHE  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 
A    Hath  fixed  his  throne  on  high  ; 
O'er  all  the  heavenly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 


FALL  OF  MAX. 60,  61 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in  might, 

Ami   swift  to  do  his  will, 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts,  who  wait 

The  orders  of  their  Kins, 
And  suard  his  churches  when  they  pray, 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sins. 

4  While  all  his  wondrous  works 

Through  his  vast  kingdom,  shew 
Their  Maker's  glory,  thou,  my  soul, 

Shalt  Bing  bis  praises  too.  Watts. 

f*  f\  L.    M.      Old  Hundred,  Monmouth. 

OU       Praise  to  oar  Creator.     Vs.  100. 
1  "VT'E  nations  of  the  earth,  rejoice 

A    Before  the  Lord,  your  sovereign  King; 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice  ; 
With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  sing. 
Q  The  Lord  is  Cod  ;— 'tis  he  alone 

Doth  Life,  and  breath,  and  heing  give  j 
'     We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own  ; 
The  sheep  that  on  his  pastures  live. 

3  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy, 

With  praises  to  his  courts  repair; 
And  make  it  your  divine  employ, 
To  pay  your  thanks  and  honors  there. 

4  The  Lord  is  good  ;  the  Lord  is  kind  ; 

Great  is  his  grace,  his  mercy  sure  ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  man  shall  find 

His  truth  from  age  to  age  endure.    Watts. 


FALL  OF  MAX. 


61 


C.    M.  Windsor,  Ferry. 


1  |>LESSED  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 
-L*  Adam,  our  father,  stood, 

Till  he  debased  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  ate  the  unlawful  food. 

2  Now  we  are  born  a  sensual  race, 

To  sinful  joys  inclined  ; 


62  FALL  OF  MAX. 


Reason  has  lost  its  native  place, 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  While  flesh,  and  sense,  and  passion   reigns, 

Sin  is  the  sweetest  good  ; 
We  fancy  music  in  our  chains, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 

4  Great  God  !  renew  our  ruined  frame, 

Our  broken  powers  restore  ; 
Inspire  us  with  a  heavenly  flame, 
And  flesh  shall  reign  no  more  ! 

5  Eternal  Spirit,  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward  parts, 
And  let  the  second  Adam  draw 

His  image  on  our  hearts.  Watts. 

/?£)  !*•    M.  Limehouse,  Putney. 

\J  ^  Fell  and  Recovery  of  JMan. 

1  T^ECEIYED  by  subtle  snares  of  hell, 
JL/   Adam,  our  heac,  our  father,  fell  ! 
When  Satan,  in  the  serpent  hid. 
Proposed  the  fruit  that  God  forbid. 

2  Death  was  the  threatening;  death  began 
To  take  possession  of  the  man  ; 

His  unborn  race  received  the  wound, 
And  heavy  curses  smote  the  ground. 

3  But  Satan  found  a  worse  reward  ; 
Thus  saith  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
11  Let  everlasting  hatred  be 

"  Betwixt  the  woman's  seed  and  thee. 

4  "  The  woman's  seed  shall  be  my  Son  ; 

"  He  shall  destroy  what  thou  hast  done  \ 
"  Shall  break  thy  head,  and  only  feel 
"  Thy  malice  raging  at  his  heel." 

5  He  spake— and  bid  four  thousand  years 
Roll  on  ;— at  length  his  Son  appears  ; 
Angels  with  joy  descend  to  earth. 
And  sing  the  young  Redeemer's  birth. 

6  Lo  !  by  the  sons  of  hell  he  dies  ; 

But,  as  he  hung  'twixt  earth  and  skies, 
He  gave  their  prince  a  fatal  blow, 
And  triumphed  o'er  the  powers  below 


63 


THE  SCRIPTURES.  b3,  M 

THE  SCRIPTURES. 

C.   M.  Stcphent,  Medfield. 

1  T^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
-T    What  endless  glory  shines! 
Forever  be  thy  name  adored 

For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find  ; 
Riches  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And  yields  a  free  repast  ; 
Bublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heavenly  peace  around; 
And  life,  and  everlasting  joys, 
Attend  the  blissful   sound! 

5  O  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 

M\    ever  dear  delight  ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light. 

6  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord, 

Be  thou  forever  near  ; 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there.  Steele. 


L.    M.  Truro,  Uxbridge. 


64 

1  /^1  OD,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 

^J  Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known; 
'Tis  here  his  richest  merry  shines, 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2  Here  sinners    of  an  humble  frame 

May  taste  his  grace,  and  learn  his  name; 
'Tis  writ  in  characters  of  blood, 
Severely  just,  immensely  good. 
.3  Wisdom  its  dictates  here  imparts, 

To  form  our  minds,  to  cheer  our  hearts  ; 
Its  influence  makes  the  sinner  live, 
It  bids  the  drooping  saint  revive. 


65.  66  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

4  Our  raging  passions  it  controls, 

And  comfort  yields  to  contrite  souls  ; 

It  brings  a  better  world  in  view, 

And  guides  us  all  our  journey  through. 

5  May  this  blest  volume  ever  lie 
Close  to  my  heart,  and  near  my  eye, 
Till  life's  last  hour  my  soul  engage, 

And  be  my  chosen  heritage!  Beddome. 


65 


C.   M.  Barby,  London. 

The  Scriptures  a  System  of  Knowledge. 

1  TTOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
-tl-  By  inspiration  given  ! 

Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears; 
Life,  light,  and  joy  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  air  the  tedious  night 

Of  life,  shall  guide  otir  way  ; 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day.  Rippon's  Sel. 


66 


L.   P.   31.  Eaton,  46th  Psalm. 

1  T  LOVE  the  volumes  of  thy  word  ; 
A  What  light  and  joy  these  leaves  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distressed  ! 
Thy  precepts  guide   my  doubtful  way, 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray, 

Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest. 
9  From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law, 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  I  draw  ; 

These  are  my  study  and  delight : 
Xot  honey  so  invites  the  taste, 
Nor  gold  that  has  the  furnace  passed, 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 
3  Thy  threatenings  wake  my  slumbering  eyes, 
And  warn  me  where  my  danse;1  lies  j 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Converts  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin, 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 


THE  SCRIPTfRKS.  07.  OS 

4  Win*  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts? 
My  God,  forgive  nay  secret  faults  ; 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain: 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise, 

That  I  have  road  thy  hook  of  grace 

And   hook  of  nature  nut   in   vain.     Watt?. 

,  » ■*»  S.  M«  Watchman. 

0  I  Scorching  the   Scriptures. 

1  IMPOSTURE  shrinks  from  light, 

-I  And  dreads  the  curious  eye: 

lint  sacred  truths  the  test  invite  j 

They  hid  us  search  and  try. 
I  2  O  may  we  still  maintain 

A  meek,  inquiring  mind  | 
Assured  we  shall  not  search  in  vain, 

But  hidden  treasures  find. 

3  With  understanding  blessed, 

Created  to  be  free, 
Our  faith  on  man  we  dare  not  rest, 
Subject  to  none  but  thee. 

4  Lord,  gire  the  light  we  need  ; 

With  •  iwtedge  nil  ; 

From  noxious  error  guard  our  creed, 
From  prejudice  our  trill. 

5  The  truth  thou  shalt  Impart, 

May  we  with  firmness  own  ; 
Abhorrins  each  evasive  art, 
And  fearing  thee  alone.  Scott. 

f*Q  k-    M.   Gl.  Eaton. 

00  Prayer  for  Light  in  the  Scriptures. 

1  TXSPIRFIl  of  the  ancient  seers, 

A  Who  wrote  from  thee  the  sacred  page, 
The  same  through  all  succeeding  years  ; 

To  us,  hi  our  degenerate  age, 
Tiie  Spirit  of  thy  word  impart, 
And  breathe  the  life  into  our  heart. 

2  While  now  thine  oracles  we  read, 

With  earnest  prayer  and  strong  desire, 
O  let  thy  Spirit  from  thee  proce<  d. 

Our  souls  V  awaken  and   inspire  ; 
Our  weakness  help,  our  darkness  chase, 
And  guide  us  by  the  light  of  grace. 

3  The  sacred  lessons  of  thy  gnu  »■, 

Transmitted  through  thy  word,  repeat, 


69,   70 MORAL  AND 

And  train  us  up  in  all  thy  ways, 
To  make  us  in  thy  will  complete : 

Fulfil  thy  love's  redeeming  plan, 

And  bring  us  to  a  perfect  man. 
4  Furnished  out  of  thy  treasury, 
O  may  we  always  ready  stand, 

To  help  the  souls  redeemed  by  thee, 
In  what  their  various  states  demand  ; 

To  teach,  convince,  correct,  reprove  ; 

And  build  them  up  m  holiest  love. 

-  Mf.th.  Coll. 

\)cs  P«   M'      Braintree,  Peterborough. 

1  npHE  counsels  of  redeeming  grace 

-B-    These  sacred  leaves  unfold  ; 
And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 
Our  raptured  eyes  behold. 

2  Here  light,  descending  from  above, 

Directs  our  doubtful  feet : 
Here  promises  of  heavenly  love 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

3  Our  numerous  griefs  are  here  redressed, 

And  all  our  wants  supplied  : 
Nought  we  can  ask  to  make  us  blessed,. 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 

4  For  these  inestimable   gains, 

That  so  enrich  the  mind, 
O  may  we  search  with  eager  pains, 

Assured  that  we  shall  find  !        Stenxett. 


MORAL  AND  CEREMONIAL  LAW. 


70 


CM.  Grafton,  Medfield. 

Conviction  by  the  Laic. 

1  T   ORD,  how  secure  my  conscience  was, 
-L*  And  felt  no  inward  dread  ! 

I  was  alive  without  the  law, 
And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 

2  My  hopes  of  heaven  were  firm  and  bright, 

But,  since  the  precept  came 
With  a  convincing  power  and  light, 
I  find  how  vile  I  am 


CEREMONIAL  LAW.  71,  72 

3  I'm  like  a  helpless  captive  sold 

Under  the  power  of  sin  ; 
I  cannot  do  the  good  I  would, 
Nor  keep  my  conscience  clean. 

4  My  God,  I  cry  with  every  breath 

For  BOOM   kind   power  to  save; 
To  break  the  yoke  of  sin  and  death, 

And  thus  redeem  the  sl:i\-\  Watt*. 

lyt  Ci    M.  Baifcj,  Cunbfidge. 

#1  Our  Duty  to  God. 

1  rpHAT  God,  who  made  the  worlds  on  high, 
A    And  air,  and  earth,  and  sea, 
Own  as  thy  God,  and  to  his  name 
In  homage  bow  tiie  knee. 
Q  Let  not  a  shape,  which  hands  have  made, 
Of  wood,  or  clay,  or  stone, 
Be  deemed  thy  God  ;  nor  think  him  like 
Aught  thou  "hast  seen  or  known. 

3  Take  not  in  vain  the  name  of  God  j 

Nor  must  thou  ever  dare, 
'    To  make  thy  falsehood  pass  for  truth, 
By  his  dread  name  to  swear. 

4  That  day  on  which  he  bids  thee  rest 

From  "toil,  to  pray  and  praise, 
That  day  keep  holy  to  the  Lord. 
And  consecrate  its  rays. 

5  O  may  that  God,  who  gave  these  laws, 

Write  them  on  every  heart, 
That  all  may  feel  their  living  power, 

Nor  from  Bis  paths  depart!  Girroxs. 

*7£\  L-    M«  Am. ley,    Woodsfown. 

I  M       The  Law  and  Gospel  distinguished. 

1  rpHE  law  commands,  and  makes  us  know 

A     What  duties  to  our  God  we  owe  ; 
But  'tis  the  gospel  must  reveal 
Where  lies  our  strength  to  do  his  will. 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shows  how  vile  our  hearts  have  been  ; 
Only  the  gospel  can  express 
Forgiving  love  and  cleansing  grace. 

3  What  curses  does  the  law  denounce 
Against  the  man  who  fails  but  once  > 
But  in  the  gospel  Christ  appears, 
Pardoning  the  guilt  of  numerous  years. 


73,  74  MORAL  AXD 


4  My  soul,  no  more  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law  ; 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  gospel  gives  ; 
The  man  who  trusts  the  promise  lives. 

Watts. 


id 


L.    M.  Bath,  Effingham. 

Love  to  God  and  our  S\"eig-hbor. 

1  npiirs  saith  the  first,  the  srreat  command, 

-M-    "  Let  all  thy  inward  powers  unite 
"  To  love  thy  Maker,  and  thy- God, 
"  With  utmost  vigor  and  delight. 

2  "Then  shall  thy  neighbor,  next  in  place, 

"  Share  thine  affection  and  esteem  ; 
"And. let  thy  kindness  to  thyself 
"Measure  and  rule  thy  love  to  him." 

3  This  is  the  sense  that  Moses  spoke  ; 

This  did  the  prophets  preach  and  prove  ; 
For  want  of  this  the  law  is  broke, 
And  the  whole  law's  fulfilled  by  love. 

4  But  oh  !  how  base  our  passions  are  !   - 

How  cold  our  charity  and  zeal ! 
Lord,  fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  fire, 
Or  we  shall  ne'er  perform  thv  will.     . 

Watts. 

C    -I.  Y:>rk,  Jordan. 

Obedience  better  than  Sacrifice.     Ps.  50. 

1  npHl  Lord,  "  The  spacious  fields, 

-1    M  And  flocks   md  herds  are  mine  j 
"O'er  all  the  cattle  of  the  hills 
"  I  claim  a  right  divine. 

2  "  I  ask  no  sheep  for  sacrifice, 

"  \.:r  bullocks  burnt  with  fire  ; 
"To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise, 
"  Is  all  that  I  require. 

3  "  Call  upon  me  when  trouble's  near, 

"  My  hand  shall  set  thee  free  ; 
"  Then  shall  thy  thankful  lips  declare 
"  The  honors  due  to  me. 

4  "  The  man  who  offers  humble  praise, 

"He  glorifies  me  best: 
"  And  those  who  tread  my  holy  ways, 
"Shall  my  salvation  taste."  'Watt3. 


74 


75 


CEREMONIAL  LAW.        75.  76 

L.   M.  Arnheim,  Ellenthrope. 

The  Law  and  Gospel. 

1  11/H1LE  Sinai  roars,  and  round  the  earth 

'▼    Thunder,  and  fire,  and  vengeance  flings, 
Je^us,  thy  dear,  expiring  breath 

And  Calvary,  speak  gentler  things  : — 

2  Pardon,  and  grace,  and  boundless  love, 

Streaming  along  a  Saviour's  blood; 

And  life,  and  joys,  and  crowns  above, 

Purchased  by  our  redeeming  God. 

3  Hark  !  how  he  prays  (the  charming  sound 

Dwells  on  his  dying  lips) — "Forgive!" 
And  every  groan,  and  gaping  wound, 
Cries,  "  Father,  let  the  rebels  live  !" 

4  Go,  ye  that  rest  upon  the  law, 

And  toil  and  seek  salvation  there  ; 
Look  to  the  flames  that  Moses  saw, 
And  shrink,  and  tremble,  and  despair. 

5  But  I'll  retire  beneath  the  cross  ; 

Saviour,  at  thy  dear  feet  I'll  lie  : 
,  And  the  keen  sword  that  justice  draws, 
Flaming  and  red,  shall  pass  me  by. 

Watts. 


VANITY  OF  CREATED  THINGS. 

^/?  L.    M.  Darwen,  Windham 

•  O  The   Vanitij  of  Creatures. 

1  TITAN  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires  ; 

•l"    He  bums  within  with  restless  fires! 
Tossed  to  and  fro,  his  passions  fly 
From  vanity  to  vanity. 

2  In  vain  on  earth  we  hope  to  find 
Borne  Bolid  good  to  fill  the  mind: 
We  try  new  pleasures — but  we  feel 
The  inward  thirst  and  torment  still. 

3  So  when  a  raging  fever  burns, 

We  shift  from  side  to  side  by  turns; 

And   'tis  a  poor  relief  we  train, 

To  chance  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain. 

4  Great  God  !  subdue  this  vicious  thirst, 
This  love  to  vanity  and  dust; 


77.  78  VANITY  OF 


Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind, 
And  feed  our  souls  with  joys  refined. 

Watts. 

fj  C.   M.     St.  Ann's,  Ferry,  Bedford. 

•    ■  God  my  only  Happmess. 

1  "jVTY  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love, 
x*i  My  everlasting  All, 

I've  none  but  thee  in^  heaven  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2  What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies ! 

And  this  inferior  clod  ! 
There's  nothing  here  deserves  my  joys, 
There's  nothing  like  my  God. 

3  To  thee  we  owe  our  wealth  and  friends, 

And  health  and  safe  abode  ; 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things, 
But  they  are  not  my  God. 

4  How  vain  a  toy  is  glittering  wealth, 

If  once  compared  to  thee  ! 
Or  what's  my  safety  or  my  health,    . 
Or  all  my  friends  to  me  ? 

5  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth, 

And  called  the  stars  my  own  , 
Without  thy  graces  and  thyself, 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 

6  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas, 

And  grasp  in  all  the  shore  ; 
Grant  me  the  visits  of  thy  face, 
And  I  desire  no  more.  Watts. 


C.    M.    Windsor,  Funeral  Thought. 
The  Misery  of  being  without  God. 


78 

1  TYTO,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more, 
L*    Who  grow  profanely  great, 
Thoueh  they  increase  their  golden  store, 

And  rise  to  wondrous  height. 

2  They  taste  of  all  the  joys  that  grow 

Upon  the  earthly  clod  ; 
Well,  they  may  search  the  creature  through 
For  they  have  ne'er  a  God. 

3  Shake  off  the  thoughts  of  dying,  too, 

And  think  your  life  your  own  : 
But  death  comes  hastening  on  to  you, 
To  mow  your  glory  down. 


79 


CREATED  THINGS.  79.  80 

4  Yes,  you  must  bow  your  stately  head  ; 

An  ay  your  spirit  flies; 
And  no  kind  ansel  near  your  hed, 
To  bear  it  to  the  skies. 

5  Go,  now,  and  boast  of  all  your  stores, 

And  tell  how  bright  they  shine  : 
Your  heaps  of  glittering  dust  are  yours, 
And  my  Redeemer'!  mine.         '    Watt*. 

C    M.  B?.ngor,  Greenwalk. 

The  Instability  of  irurldhj  Enjoyments. 

1  rpHE  evfla  that  beset  our  path, 

A     Who  can  prevent  or  cure  ? 
We  stand  upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When  most  we  seem  secure. 

2  If  we  to-day  sweet  peace  possess, 

It  soon  may  be  withdrawn  ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  distress 

Before  to-inorrow-s  dawn. 

M  and  pain  invade  our  health, 

And  find  an  easy  prey  ; 
And  oft,  win  ri   least  expected,  wealth 

Takes  winp  and  dies  away. 

4  The  ground!  from  which  we  look  for  fruit, 

Produce  as  often  pain  ; 
A  worm  unseen  attack!  the  root, 
And  all  our  hopes  are  vain. 

5  Since  sin  has  tilled  the  earth  with  wo, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die  ; 
Lord,  wean  our  hearts  from  things  below, 
And   fix  our  hopes  on   high.  Cow  pep. 

Qf\  L.    M.  A  nnley,  Macedonia. 

OU  Vanity  of  the    JVorld. 

1  rpHE  joy  that  vain  amusements  give, 

1    To  him  who  thoughtless  sports  and  sings, 
Is  like  the  honey  of  a  hive, 
When  guarded  by  ten  thousand  stings, 
ii  Thl  thui  the  world  rewards  the  fools, 
Who  live  upon  her  treacherous  smiles  : 
She  bads  them  blindfold,  by  her  rules, 
And  ruins  all  whom  >he  beguiles. 

3  'Tis  thus  that  thousands  hasten  down 

From  pleasure  into  endless  wo; 
And  with  a  Ion-:,  despairing  groan, 


81,  82     VANITY  OF 


4  Warned  by  their  woes,  may  we  be  wise, 
Delighting  in  a  Saviour's  charms  ; 
Then  God  will  take  us  to  the  skies, 
Embraced  in  everlasting  arms.      Cowper. 

81  C.  M.  Donct. 

1  \\7"E  wander  in  a  thorny  maze, 

*  ▼    A  vale  of- doubts  and  fears  ; 
A  night,  illumed  with  sickly  rays, 

A  wilderness  of  tears  : 
We  wander,  bound  to  empty  show, 

The  slaves  of  boasted  will ; 
We  wander,  dupes  to  hope  untrue, 

And  love  to  wander  still. 

2  We  wander ;  while  unfading  joy 

We  ne'er  with  zest  approve, 
The  bliss  that  sparkles  to  destroy 

Secures  our  warmest  love. 
Some  siren  leads  our  steps  astray, 

But  speaks  no  peace  within  ; 
We  wander  in  a  flowe'ry  way, 

We  wander,  heirs  of  sin  ! 

3  We  wander ;  but  though  oft  we  roam, 

Led  by  allurements  strong, 
Yet  from  our  heavenly  Father's  home 

We  would  not  wander  long. 
Cleanse  us,  O  Saviour  !  from  this  stain, 

In  mercy's  living  flood  ; 
Restore  the  lost,  and  bring  again 

The  wanderers  back  to  God.  Tappan. 

q^\  C.    31.       Carthage,  Hymn  Second. 

<J*£  The  Supreme  Good. 

1  T"1THEX  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wings, 

▼  »     And  wanders  unconfined 
Amid  the  unbounded  scene  of  things, 
Which  entertain  the  mind, — 

2  In  vain  we  trace  creation  o'er, 

In  search  of  sacred  rest ; 
The  whole  creation  is  too  poor, 
Too  mean,  to  make  us  blest. 

3  In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 

Each  flattering,  specious  wile  ; 
There's  nought  can  yield  a  real  joy, 
But  our  Creator's  smile. 


CREATED  THINGS.  8b,   ^ 

4  Let  earth  and  all  Jut  charms  depart) 
Unworthy  of  the  mind  ; 

In  God  alone  this  restless  heart 

An  equal  Miss  can  find.  Steele. 

qq  CM.  Clarendon. 

<$&    The  JVorWs  three  chief  Temptations. 

1  YXTHEft,  in  the  light  of  faith  divine, 

'  *     We  look  on  things  below, — 

Honor,  and  gold,  and  sensual  joy, 

How  vain  and  dangerous  too ! 

2  Honor's  a  puff  of  noisy  breatli  ; 

Vet  men  expose  their  blood, 
And  venture  everlastins  death, 
To  gain  that  airy  good. 

3  While  others  starve  the  nobler  mind, 

And  feed  on  shining  dust, 
They  rob  the  serpent  of  his  food, 
T'  indulge  a  sordid  lust. 

4  The  pleasures  that  allure  our  sense, 

Art    dangerous  snares  to  souls  ; 

'     There's  but  a  drop  of  flattering  sweet, 

And  dashed  with  bitter  bowls. 

5  God   is  mine  all  -sufficient  good, 

My  portion  and  my  choice  ; 
In  him  my  vast  desires  are  filled, 
And  all  my  powers  rejoice. 

6  In  vain  the  world  accosts  my  ear, 

And  tempts  my  heart  anew  ; 
I  canimt  buy  your  bliss  so  dear, 

Nor  part  with  heaven  for  you.         Watts. 


CHRIST  AND  HIS  INCARNATION. 

Q  A  Li    M.  Blendon,  Rotterdam. 

Ot:       God  the  Son  equal  irith  the  Father. 

1  ¥>RIGHT  King  of  irlory,  dreadful  God! 
•D  Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat  ; 

To  thee  we  lift  an  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

2  A  thousand  seraphs,  stronsr  and  bright, 

n'J  round  the  glorious  Deity; 


* 


CHRIST  AXD  HIS 


.c  who,  amongst  the  sons  of  light, 

Pretends  comparison  with  thee  ? 
j  Yet  there  is  one,  of  human  frame, 

Jesus,  arrayed  in  flesh  and- blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 

A  full  equality  with  God. 
4  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ  our  King 

With  equal  honors  be  adored  ; 
His  praise  let  every  angel  sing, 

And  all  the  nations  own  him  Lord. 
•      •      ,-  Watts. 

0  P  L.    M.      Caslle  Street,  Mt.  Vernon. 
OtJ      The  Deity  and  Humanity  of  Christ. 

1  T^RE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched  abroad, 
*-J  From  everlasting  was  the  Word  ; 
With  God  he  was  ;  the  Word  was  God  ! 

And  must  divinely  be  adored. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made  ; 

By  him  supported,  all  things  stand  ; 
He  is  the  whole  creation's  head, 
And  angels  fly  at  his  Command. 

3  But  lo  !  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms  : 

The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  he  may  hold  converse  with  worms: 
Dressed  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

4  Mortals,  with  joy  behold  his  face, 

The  Eternal  Father's  only  Son  ; 
How  full  of  truth  !  how  full  of  grace  ! 
When  thro'  his  eyes  the  Godhead  shone. 
Watts. 

Q/"»  8's,   7's   <Sc   4.  Greenville. 

OU    Good  Tidings  of  great  Joy  to  all  People. 

1  A  XGELS,  from  the  realms  of  glory, 
-<-»■  Wing  your  flight  o'er  a!',  the  earth, 
Ye  who  sang  creation's  story, 

Now  proclaim  Messiah's  birth  ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ,  the  new-born  King 

2  Shepherds,  in  the  field  abiding, 

Watching  o'er  your  flocks  by  night, 
God  with  man  is  now  residing, 

Yonder  shines  the  infant  light ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ,  the  new-bora  King. 


INCARNATION. 87 

3  £?ages,  leave  your  contemplations, 

Brighter  visions  beam  afar  ; 
Seek  the  great  desire  of  nations  ; 

Ye  have  seen  his  natal  star  ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

4  Saints,  before  the  altar  bending, 

Watching  long  in  hope  and  fear, 
Suddenly  the  Lord,  descending, 

In  his  temple  shall  appear  ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

5  Sinners,  wrung  with  true  repentance 

Doomed  for  guilt  to  endless  pains, 
Justice  now  revokes  the  sentence, 
Mercy  calls  you,— break  your  chains  ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

Pratt's  Coll. 


8 


m  Pi.  Alcwter,  Adullum. 

•  Birth  of  the  Saviour. 

1  ITARK!  the  herald  angels  sing, 
n  "Glory  to  the  new-born  KfRfJ 
M  Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild, 
"  God  and  sinners  reconciled  !" 

2  Joyful,  all  ye  nations,  rise, 
Join  the  triumph  of  the  skies  ; 
With  the  angelic  host  proclaim, 
Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem, 

3  Mild,  he  lays  his  "lory  by; 

Born,  that  man  no  more  may  die  ; 
Born,  to  raise  the  sons  of  earth; 
Born,  to  give  them  second  birth. 

4  Veiled  in  flesh— the  Godhead  see  ; 
Hail  the  incarnate  Deity  ! 

Pleased  as  man  with  men  V  appear, 
See  the  great  Emmanuel  here. 

5  Hail  the  heaven-born  Prince  of  Peace  I 
Hail  the  Sun  of  Righteousness ! 

Light  and  life  to  all  he  brings, 
Risen  with  healing  in  hi©  wings. 

Rippox'i   Coll. 


83,  89  CHRIST  AND  HIS 


C.    M.     Arundel,  Stephens,  DeJham. 


88 

1  TOY  to  the  world— the  Lord  is  come! 
*J    Let  earth  receive  her  King: 

Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth— the  Saviour  reigns  ! 

Let  men  their  songs" employ \ 
While  fields  and  floods,  roclvs.hil.ts and  plains, 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sin  and  sorrow  grow, 

Xor  thorns  Infest  the  ground  ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow, 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace  ; 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love.  Watts. 

QQ  8>  °\  &  5-  Christmas. 

Ol/  Christmas  Mom. 

1  T   IFT  up  your  heads  in  joyful  hope,     • 
-L*  Salute  the  happy  morn  : 

Each  heavenly  power, 
Proclaim  the  glad  hour  ; 
Lo,  Jesus  the  Saviour  is  born! 

2  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
To  him"  all  praise  is  due  ; 

The  promise  is  sealed — 
The  Saviour's  revealed — 
And  proves  that  the  record  is  true. 

3  Let  joy  around  like  rivers  flow; 
Flow  on,  and  still  increase  j 

Spread  o'er  the  glad  earth, 
At    Immanuel's  birth — 
For  heaven  and  earth  are  at  peace. 

4  Now  the  good  will  of  God  is  shown 
Towards  Adam's  helpless  race; 

Messiah  is  come — 
To  ransom  his  own — 
To  save  them  by  infinite  grace. 

Masa**i  Coll. 


rNCARNATIdN,  00.  91 


f\f\  '    ■    M.  Brain'.ree,  Devizes. 

1  "\FOUTALS,  awake;  with  angels  join, 
j.*1  And  chanl  the  solemn  I 

Joy,  love,  ami  gratitude,  combine 
mil  the  auspicious  day. 

2  In  heaven  the  rapturous  song  began, 

And  s  fire 

Through  all  the  shining  le  ions  ran, 
And  -mm;;  and  tuned  the  lyre. 

3  Swift,  through  the  vast  expanse,  it  flew, 

An  i  lou  1  the  echo  ruJ 
The  theme,  the  song,  r'v  jr.y  was  new, 
i  coul  I  hold. 

4  Down  through  the  portals  of  the  sky 

impel  lous  torrent  ran  ; 
And  angels  dew  with  eager  joy 
'i'ii  1  e  i!'  the  ir.'u  a  to  man. 

i  !  the  cherubic  anni      sb  -ut, 
And  -  »ng  ; 

I  throughout 

91  Cambridge,  I 

1  QHEPHE1  :  lift  up  your  eyes, 

^   And  send  your  fears  away; 

Lies — 
ion's  bom  to  day  ! 

3  fear, 
a  n  to  dwell  with  you  ; 
"  To-:  ntranee  here, 

"  Bu(  do. 

3  "No  gold,  nor  purple  swaddling  bands, 

l    nival  shining  things  ; 
"  A  manger  fv>r  h  i  Is, 

"And  holds  the  King  of  kingf! 

4  "Go,  shepherds,  where  the  Infant  lies, 

b is  hiunble  throne  ; 
"  With  »j   in  all  your  eyes, 

"Go,  shepherds,  kiss  the  Son." 

5  Thus  Gabriel  sang—- and  sti  :iuht  around 

The  heavenly  armies  throng: 


92 


92,  93  CHRIST'S   LIFE 

They  tune  their  harps  to  lofty  sound, 

And  thus  conclude  the  song: 
6  a  Glory  to  God  who  reigns  above  ; 

"  Let  peace  surround  the  earth  ; 
"  Mortals  shall  know  their  Maker's  love, 

"  At  their  Redeemer's  birth."  Watts. 

L.   M.  Nantwich,  New  Sabbath. 

.Miracles  at  the  Birth  of  Christ. 

1  npHE  Kins  of  glory  sends  his  Son, 

A    To  make  his  entrance  on  this  earth  ; 
Behold  the  midnight  bright  as  noon. 
And  heavenly  hosts  declare  his  birth! 

2  About  the  young  Redeemer's  head, 

What  wonders,  and  what  glories  meet! 
An  unknown  star  arose,  and  led 
The  eastern  sages  to  his  feet. 

3  Simeon  and  Anna  both  conspire 

The  infant  Saviour  to  proclaim  j 
Inward  they  felt  the  sacred  fire, 
And  blessed  tbe  babe,  and  owned  his  name. 

4  Let  Jews  and  Greeks  blaspheme  aloud, 

And  treat  the  holy  child  with  scorn  ; 
Our  souls  adore  the  Eternal  God, 
Who  condescended  to  be  born.       Watts. 


LIFE  AND  MINISTRY  OF  CHRIST. 

("\Q  C.   M.  Arundel,  Bolton. 

c/O  His  .Ministry. 

1  IT  ARK,— the  glad  sound  '.-the  Saviour  comes, 
-Fl  The  Saviour  promised  long! 

Let  eve.y  heart  prepare  a  throne — 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  He  comes — the  prisoners  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held  ; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst — 
The  iron  fetters  yield  ! 

3  He  comes— from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray  ; 
And  on  the  eye-balls  of  the  blind 
To  pour  celestial  day. 


AND  MINISTRY.  94,  95 

4  He  comes — the  broken  heart  to  bind — 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure  ; 
And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 
T'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

5  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  Peace, 

Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim  ; 
And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 

With  thy  beloved  name. Doppbidok. 

q  A  L.    M.  Bath,  Effingham. 

*7  *  The  example  of  Christ. 

1  "\JY  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord, 
l*-l   I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word  ; 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  deference  to  thy  Father's  will — 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine — 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine 

3  Cold  mountains,  and  the  midnight  air, 
Witnessed  the  fervor  of  thy  prayer; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  thou  my  pattern  ;  make  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here  I 

Then  God,  the  Judce,  shall  own   my  name, 
Amongst  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

Watts. 

(\  ~  L.    M.  Windham,  Macedonia. 

•JtJ  Grthsemanc. 

1  ?rplS  midnight— and  on  Olive's  brow, 

A    The  star  is  dimmed  that  lately  shone  ; 
'Tis  midnight  in  the  garden  now, 
The  suffering  Saviour  prays  alone. 

2  'Tis  midnight— and,  from  all  removed, 

Emmanuel  wrestles  lone  with  fears  ; 
E'en  the  disciple  that  he  loved 
Heeds  not  his  Master's  grief  and  tears. 

3  'Tis  midnight — and  for  others'  guilt, 

The  man  of  sorrows  weeps  in  blood  ; 
Yet  he  that  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  his  God. 

4  'Tis  midnight— and  from  ether  plains 

Is  borne  the  song  that  angels  know  ; 


9 


I      c:t?j?t->  sttfehings 

the  strains 
That  swei  the  Saviours  «vo. 

T  •  PPAK. 

(^  It.    M.  An-ixua,  Pilesgroye. 

0  ati  on.~ 

1  TMTHEN  at  this  distan-e.  Lord,  we  trace 

^*     The  various  slorie*  of  thy 
What  transport  por.rs  o'er  all  our  breast, 
And  charms  our  cares  and  woes  to  rest! 

2  Away,  ye  charms  of  mortal  joy  f 
Raptures  divine  my  thoughts  employ  ! 

1  s?e  th°  Kins  of  «ilory  shine  : — 

I  feel  his  love,  and  call  him  mine. 

3  Vet  still-.  0   I  waiting  eyes 
To  nob! 

That  grand  assembly  would  we  join, 
Where  all  thy  saints  around  thee  shine. 
Watts. 


CHRIST'S    SUFFERINGS    AND. 
DEATH. 


97 


C.   ML      Funeral  Thought,  Greenwalk. 

1  jnny.'AS  in  an  hour  when  wrath  prevailed, 

-*-    And  powers  of  darkness  rose, 
A  sudden  groan  my  ear  assailed, 
Expressing  dying  woes. 

2  I  turned,  then  wondered  as  I  stood 

At  what  mine  eyes  surveyed  ! 
A  Prince  expiring  in  his  blood, 
And  on  a  cross  displayed  ! 
2  I  knew  him.  though  his  thorny  crown 
Dimmed  his  majestic  air  : 
Then  I  demanded,  with  a  frown. 
"  What  traitor  fixed  him  there 

4  Xo  answer  to  my  voice  I  heard, 

Xor  could  discern  a  foe  ; 
When,  lo  !  his  fainting  head  he  reared, 
And  spoke  in  words  of  wo — 

5  "  Cease,  wretch,  from  vain  inquiry  rest  ; 

M  Mv  cruel  murderer  see  ; 


AND  DEATH.  98,  99 


"  Thy  sins  have  rent  my  bleeding  breast, 
'•-  And  nailed  me  to  tlie  tree." 

6  Trembling  I  fell,  and  kissed  his  wounds, 

And  wiped  the  core  away  ; 
I  saw  him  smooth  hi.-;  killins  frowns, 
And  heard  him  gently  say — 

7  "  Ri>p  :  let  thy  heart  its  prief  compose, 

11  Thy  Saviour  will  forgive  : 
M  He  tVeis  the  burden  of  thy  woes, 
M  And  dies  to  bid  thee  live. 

Humphrey's  Coll. 


98 


L.  M.  Bail,  Krtaftam. 

CkritVs  Su?rrhi?<  and  Death. 

1  STRETCHED  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies  ; 
►^   Hark!  his  expiring  groans  arise: 

See,  from  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  side, 
Runs  down  the  sacred  crimson  tide! 

2  Bnt  life  attends  the  deathfnl  sound, 
And  Hows  from  every  bleedinsr  wound; 
The  vital  stream,  how  free  it  flows, 

.ve  and  cleanse  his  r<  hel  foes  ! 

3  Can  I  survey  this  scene  of  wo, 
Where  mingling  grief  and  wonder  flow  ; 
And  yet  my  heart  unmoved  remain, 
Insensible  to  love  or  pain  ? 

4  Conif\  Nearest  Lord,  thy  prace  impart, 
To  warm  this  cold,  this  stupid  heart, 
Till  all  its  powers  and  passions  move 

In  melting  grief  and  ardent  love.       Steele. 

?  J)9  C.    -M.  Salem,  Ferry,  Wal  al. 

1  "OEHOLD  the  Saviour  of  mankind 
J-*  Nailed  to  the  shameful  tree  ! 
How  vast  the  love  that  him  inclined 

To  bleed  and  die  for  to 
Hark,  how  he  groans  !  while  nature  shakes, 

And  earth's  strong  pillars  bend  ! 
The  temple's  veil  in  sunder  breaks, 

The  solid  marbles  rend; 
3  'Tis  done  !  the  precious  ransom's  paid  ! 

"Receive  ray  son!,"  he  cries: 
Bee  where  he  bows  his  sacred  head! 

He  bowt  his  head,  and  dies! 


100,  101     CHRIST'S  SUFFERINGS 

4  But  soon  he'll  break  death's  envious  chain, 
And  in  full  glory  shine  : 
O  Lamb  of  God,  was  ever  pain, 
Was  ever  love,  like  thine  !       Meth.  Coll. 

-|  (\(\  L.    M.  Armley,  Windham. 

J.  UU    Christ's  Passion  and  Sinners'  Salvation. 

1  pvEEP  in  our  hearts,  let  us  record' 
■f  The  deeper  sorrows  of  our  Lord  ; 
Behold  the  rising  billows  roll, 

To  overwhelm  his  holy  soul  ! 

2  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breath, 
While  hosts  of  hell,  and  powers  of  death, 
And  all  the  sons  of  malice,  join 

To  execute  their  cursed  design. 

3  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  power  and  love 
Have  made  the  curse  a  blessing  prove  j 
Those  dreadful  sufferings  of  thy  Son 
Atoned  for  sins  that  we  had  done 

4  Oh,  for  his  sake,  our  guilt  forgive, 
And  let  the  mourning  sinner  live  ! 
The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name, 
Xor  shall  our  hope  be  turned  to  shame. 

Watts. 

X  \)  J.  L.  M.  6l.         Carolans,  IbMMi 

1  f\  LOVE  divine,  what  hast  thou  done  ! 
"  The  Lord  of  life  hath  died  for  me  ! 
The  Father's  co-eternal  Son 

Bore  all  my  sins  upon  the  tree  ; 
The  incarnate  God  for  me  hath  died, 
The  Lord,  my  love,  was  crucified. 

2  Sinners,  behold,  as  ye  pass  by, 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  life  "and  peace  ; 
Come,  sinners,  see  your  Saviour  die, 

And  say,  was  ever  grief  like  his .' 
Come,  feel  with  me  his  blood  applied  ; 
The  Lord,  my  love,  was  crucified — 

3  Is  crucified  for  you  and  me, 

To  bring  us,  rebels,  back  to  God  ; 
Salvation  now  for  us  is  free  ; 

His  church  is  purchased  with  his  blood  ; 
Pardon  and  life  flow  from  his  side  ; 
The  Lord,  my  love,  13  crucified. 


ANO  DF.ATTI.  102,    103 

4  Then  let  us  sit  beneath  his  rross, 

And  gladly  catch  the  healing  stream; 
All  things  for  him  account  hut  dross, 
And  eive  up  all  our  hearts  to  him ; 
Of  nothing  speak,  or  think  beside, 
The  Lord,  my  love,  was  crucified. 

Meth.  Coll 

-|  (\£)  ES.    If.  CfeUM,  Canibrii^e. 

1UJ-  The  Saviour's  Death. 

1  TjMtOM  whence  these  direful  omens  round, 
-T    Which  heaven  rind  earth  amaze  ! 
Wherefore  do  earthquakes  cleave  the  ground  ? 

Why  hides  the  BUD  his  rays  p 

2  Well  may  the  earth  astonished  shake, 

And  nature  sympathize: 
The  sun  as  darkest  night  he  black — 
Their  Maker,  Jesus-— dies. 

3  Behold,  fast  streamine  from  the  tree 

His  all-atoning  blood  ! 
Is  this  the  Infinite? — 'Tis  he — 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

4  For  me — these  pangs  his  soul  assail, 

For  me — this  death  is  borne  ; 
My  sins  gave  sharpness  to  the  nail, 
And  pointed  every  thorn. 

5  Let  sin  no  more  my  soul  enslave  ; 

Break,  Lord,  its  tyrant  chain  ; 
O  save  me,  whom  thou  cam'st  to  save  ; 
Nor  bleed — nor  die  in  vain. 


RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 


103 


'  S.  Plcyel'i  Hymn,  Lincoln. 

1  A  NGELS  !  roll  the  rock  away  ! 

<*»-  Death  !  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey  ; 
See  !  he  rises  from  the  tomb, 
Rises  with  immortal  bloom. 

2  'Tis  the  Saviour:  angels,  raise 
Your  triumphant  shouts  of  praise; 
Let  the  earth's  remotest  bound 
Hear  the  joy-inspiring  sound. 


104 


104,  105        RESURRECTION 

3  Lift,  ye  saints— lift  up  your  eyes! 
Now  to  glory  see  him  rise  ! 
Hosts  of  angels  on  the  road 

Hail  and  sing  the  incarnate-  God. 

4  Heaven  unfolds  its  portals  wide  : 
Gracious  conqueror!  through  them  ride  ; 
Kintr  of  glory!  mount  thy  throne  ; 
Boundless  empire  is  thine  own. 

5  Praise  him,  all  ye  heavenly  choirs, 
Praise,  and  sweep  your,  golden  lyres; 
Praise  him  in  the  noblest  songs, 
Praise  him  from  ten  thousand  tongues. 

Gibbons. 

CM.  St.  Martin's,  Bedford. 

Hope  of  Heaven  by  Christ. 

1  "OLESSED  he  the  everlasting  GodJ 
O  The  Father  of  our  Lord  ; 

Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  mijesty  adored. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  raised  his  Son, 

And  called  him  to  the  sky, 

He  cave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  our  inbred  sins  require 

Our  rlesh  to  see  the  dust ! 
Yet,  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose, 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Reserved  anainst  that  day ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefined, 
And  cannot  waste  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept, 

Till  the  salvation  come  ; 
We  walk  by  faith,  as  strangers  here, 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home.         Watts. 

-g  r\  p*  ~'s.  Alexandria,  Alcester. 

AUti  ChrisVs  Resurrection. 

1  TTARK  !  the  herald  angels  say, 

XX  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day ! 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high,* 
Let  the  glorious  tidings  fly. 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done  ! 
The  battle's  fought,  the  victory  won  ! 


of  CHI  106 


-  in  blood  no 

3  Vain  :  watch,  the  ?eal — 

hell  j 
in  vain  forbi 

use. 
.  tii  our  glorious  King  ; 

:    nil,  is  now  thy  sting?" 

thy  victory,  boasting  grave?" 
5  WTrat  thougl  perished  all, 

Partners  of  our  par 

:  life  we  shall  re< 
Ami  in  Chrisi  for  ever  live.  Cudworth. 

-*  f\/~*  '••    «■  Dreilen,  Darwen. 

1UO    Christ1*  Dijin^,  Rising  and  Rcirrnhtg-. 
il  lin  die.-!— the  Friend  of  sinners  dies! 
|    111  t  ■ :  _  I :  t  «  re  \\  eep  around  ! 

nin  darkness  veils  the  skies ! 
.  i. it'ii  trembling  shakes  the  ground! 

3j  and  drop  a  tear  or  two, 
bim  win.  groaned  beneath  youi  load  ; 
I  ;i  thousand  drops  for  you — 
A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood. 

»ve  and  {rrief  beyond  degree — • 
Tiic  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men! 
But,  lo!  what  Budden  joys  we  see! 
the  dead,  revives  again  ! 
1  The  ri<iiiLr  God   forsakes  the  tomb! 
T'p  to  his  Father's  court  he  dies! 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 

And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies! 

Break  off  your  r.-ar-.  ye  saints,  and  tell 

How  hiLrli  our  great  Deliverer  reigns j 

Sinn  how  he  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell, 

And  1"  1  th     tyrant  Death    in  chains. 

-  ver,  glorious  Kinu. 
"Born  to  red.  tin,  and  stron<_'  to  save!" 
Then  ask — lfO  death,  where  is  thy  sting? 
"  And  where  thy  victory,  boasting  grave?" 
Watts. 


107,  108    RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

~i  f\"Y  S.    M.  Concofd,  Beveridge. 

J-  U  f  Resurrection  of  C/.  tst. 

1  "  rpHE  Lord  is  risen  indeed  ;" 

JL    And  are  the  tidings  true  ? 
Yes,  we  beheld  the  Saviour  bleed, 
And  saw  him  living  too. 

2  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  ; 

Then  Death  has  lost  his  prey, 
With  him  is  risen  the  ransomed  seed, 
To  reign  in  endless  day. 

3  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  J 

Attending  angels  hear  ; 
Up  to  the  courts  of  heaven,  with  speed, 
The  joyful  tidings  bear. 

4  Then  take  your  golden  lyres, 

And  strike  each  cheerful  chord  ; 
Join  all  the  bright  celestial  choirs, 
To  sing  our  risen  Lord.  Kellt. 

-|  rv  Q  L.   M.         Wells,  Mount  Vernon. 

J.Uo  Christ's  Resurrection. 

1  TJPRISING  from  the  silent  tomb, 
*J   See  the  victorious  Jesus  come  ! 
The  Almighty  Captive  quits  the  prison, 
And  angels  tell,  "  The  Lord  is  risen." 

SJ  Ye  mourning  saints,  no  longer  grieve  ; 
Hear  the  glad  tidings,  and  believe  ; 
God's  holy  law  is  satisfied, 
And  justice  now  is  on  your  side. 

3  When  ye  in  guilt's  dark  dungeon  lay, 
Mercy  cried,  "  Spare,"  and  Justice,  "  Slay  j' 
But  Jesus  answered,  "  Set  them  free, 
"  Forgive  their  guilt,  and  punish  me.' 

4  Your  Surety  now  before  your  God 
Pleads  the  rich  ransom  of  his  blood  ; 
No  new  demand,  no  bar  remains, 
But  mercy  all  triumphant  reigns. 

5  Believers,  bless  your  risen  Head, 
The  first-begotten  from  the  dead  ; 
Your  resurrection's  sure  through  His, 

To  endless  life  and  boundless  bliss !     Hart. 


ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST.     109,   110 


ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST. 

109  L-    M.      Old  Hundred,  Park  Street 

Christ's  Death,  Resurrection,  and  Ascension. 
Il  pOME,  tune,  ye  saints,  your  noblest  strains, 

v^   Your  dying,  rising  Lord  to  sing; 
I     And  echo,  to  the  heavenly  plains, 

The  triumphs  of  your  Saviour  King. 
i2  In  songs  of  grateful  rapture  tell 

How  he  subdued  your  potent  foes  ; 
Subdued  the  powers  of  death  and  hell, 
And,  dying,  finished  all  your  woes. 
3  Then  to  his  glorious  throne  on  high 

Returned  ;  while  hymning  angels  round, 
Through  the  bright  arches  of  the  sky, 
The  God,  the  conquering  God,  resound. 

I 4  Almighty  love,  victorious  power ! 
Not  augel  tongues  can  e'er  display 
The  wonders  Off  that  dreadful  hour — 
The  joys  of  that  illustrious  day. 
5  Then  W«U  may  mortals  try  in  vain, 
In  vain  their  feeble  voices  raise  ; 
Yet  Jesus  hears  the  humble  strain, 
And  kindly  owns  our  wish  to  praise. 
5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  wondrous  grace 
Fill  every  heart,  and  every  tongue  ; 
Till  the  full  glories  of  thy  face 

Inspire  a  sweeter,  nobler  song.       Steele. 

LIU  C.   M.         Colchester,  Clarendon. 

I  IT  is  the  voice  of  love  divine, 
A  That  strikes  the  listening  ear, 
That  soothes  his  mourning  followers'  grief, 

And  wipes  the  falling  tear. 
"  Because  I  leave  this  world,"  he  cries, 

M  Your  weeping  eyes  o'ertiow  ; 
"  But  though  I  seek  my  native  skies, 
11  My  heart  remains  below. 
I  "  My  Spirit  shall  descend,  and  rest. 
"  Upon  each  faithful  head  ; 
Till  I,  your  Lord,  return  to  call 
11  My  servants  from  the  dead." 


Ill,   112    ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST. 

4  He  said — and  lifting  up  his  hands, 

Pronounced  his  parting  prayer; 
When,  lo  !  a  bright  descending  cloud 
Conveyed  him  through  the  air. 

5  With  solemn  awe  his  followers  viewed 

The  splendor  of  the  scene. 
While  the  unfolding  gates  of  light 
Received  the  Saviour  in. 

6  Burning  with  holy  zeal,  they  spread, 

Through  distant  lands,  his  word  ; 
And  ws;  like  them,  with'  faith  and  joy, 
Expect  our  risen  Lord.  Collyer. 


Ill 


II.    M.       EiSle  S:ree>,  Pkiiificld. 

1  /pOME,  every  pious  heart 

^   That  loves  the  Saviour's  name, 

Your  noblest  power  exert 
To  celebrate  his  fame: 
Tell  all  above,  and  all  below, 
The  debt  of  love  to  him  you  owe. 

2  He  left  his  starry  crown, 

And  laid  his  robes  aside; 
On  win  is  of  love  came  down, 

And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died  :     • 
What  he  endured,  oh,  who  can  tell, 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  and  hell  ! 

3  From  fee  dark  grave  he  rose, 

The  mansion  of  the  dead  ; 
And  thence  his  mighty  foes 

In  glorious  triumph  led  : 
Up  through  the  sky  the  conqueror  rode, 
And  reigns  on  high,  the  Saviour  God. 

4  Jesus,  we  ne'er  can  pay 

The  debt  we  owe  thy  love  : 
Yet  tell  us  how  we  may 
Our  gratif   le  approve": 
Our  hearts — our  all  to  thee  we  give : 
The  gift,  though  small,  do  thou  receive. 

Stennett. 


1 


^  L.    M.  Car:hi^e,  Wiodh-un. 

«^    Christ's  Sufferings  and  Exaltation.  Ps.  22. 
1  "jV"QW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
i-^    The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord  ; 
When  he  complained  in  tears  and  blood, 
As  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 


113 


ASCE.V.SI ( ) X  OF  CHRIST.     113.   114 

2  But  God  his  Father  heard  his  cry  ; 

i  from  tin.    dead,  hi  ;igh  ; 

The  nations  team  bis  rij 
And  humble  sinners  tasti    his  grace. 

Watt?. 

L.  .M.    Truro.  Amhtim,  ApplelOD. 

1  /"V  ii  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead; 
V7  Our  Jes  ip  on  high  : 
The  powers  of*  hell  are  captive  led, 

!  l lie  sky. 

2  There  his  triumphal  chariot  waits  ; 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay — 
"Lift  up  your  beads,  ye  heavenly  gates  J 
doors,  give  way  .'' 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light; 

And  wide  QnfOld  the  radiant  scene; 
lit-  i  mansions  as  his  right ; 

King  of  glory  in. 

4  "Who  is  the  King  of  glory — who?" 

The  Lord,  thai  all  his  fo<     o'ercame; 
The  '•  Lth  and   hell  o'erthrew  ; 

is  the  conqueror's  name. 

0  Li :  his  triumphal  chai 

angels  chant  the  solemn  ray  ! 
"Lift  up  your  beads,  ye  heavenly  gates!" 
"  Ye  even  •-  ay  !" 

6  "Who  is  the  King  of  glory — who?" 

The  Lord,  of  boundless  power  possessed  ; 
The  King  of  saints  and  angels  too; 

Vet  all,   for   ever   blest.  WtiLEY. 

11    A  S.    M.  Peckba.ii,  Fairfidj. 

14   Christ's  Kingdom  and  Majesty.     Ps.  99. 

1  rpiiE  God  Jehovah  reign*! 

M.     Let  all  the  nations  tear  ; 
Let  sinners  tremble  at  his  throne, 
And  mints  be  bumble  there. 

s,  the  .Saviour,  reigns  ! 
Let  earth  adore  .is  Lurd  ; 
Bright  cherub-  his  attendants  stand, 
Swift  to  fulfil  his  word. 
,3  In  Zion  is  his  throne, 
His  honors  are  divine  : 


115,  116    INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST. 

His  church  shall  make  his  wonders  known  j 

For  there  his  glories  shine. 
4  How  holy  is  his  name ! 

How  terrible  his  praise ! 
Justice  and  truth,  and  judgment  join, 

In  all  his  works  of  grace.  -  Wattj. 


115 


L.   ML        Old  Hundred,  Antigua, 

1  HP  HE  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace, 

-*-    That  brightest  monument  of  praise 
That  e'er  the  God  of  love  designed, 
Employs  and  fills  my  laboring  mind. 

2  He,  that  distributes  crowns  and  thrones, 
Hangs  on  a  tree,  and  bleeds,  and  groans  ; 
The  Prince  of  life  resigns  his  breath — 
The  King  of  glory  bows  to  death. 

3  But  see  the  wonders  of  his  power ! 
He  triumphs  in  his  dying  hour ; 
And,  while  by  Satan's  rage  he  felly 
He  dashed  the  rising  hopes  of  hell. 

4  Thus  were  the  hosts  of  death  subdued, 
And  sin  was  drowned  in  Jesus'  blood  ; 
Then  he  arose,  and  reigns  above, 

And  conquers  sinners  by  his  love.     Watts. 


INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST. 


lit)  L-    M.       Rothwell,  Luton,  Shod. 

1  XJE  lives!  the  great  Redeemer  lives! 
AI  (What  joy  the  blest  assurance  gives  !) 
And  now,  before  his  Father,  God, 
Pleads  the  full  merit  of  his  blood. 

2  Repeated  crimes  awake  our  fears, 

And  justice,  armed  with  frowns,  appears  ; 
But  in  the  Saviour's  loveiy  face 
Sweet  mercy  smiles,  and  all  is  peace. 

3  Hence,  then,  ye  black,  despairing  thoughts ! 
Above  our  fears,  above  our  faults, 

His  powerful  intercessions  rise  ; 
And  guilt  recedes,  and  terror  die*. 


CORONATION  OF  CHRIST.  117,   118 


4  In  every  dark,  distressing  hour, 
When  sin  and  Satan  join  their  nower, 
This,  this  dear  hope  repe  s  the  dart — 
That  Jesus  bears  us  on  his  heart.     Steele. 

117  C.    M.  r,,rry.  Ferry. 

Gftrist  the  Substance  of  the  Levitical  Priesthood. 

1  npHK  true  Hessian  now  appears, 

A    The  types  art*  all  withdrawn  ' 
■•  s  and  the  stars, 
Befon  dawn. 

2  X"  smoking  sweets,  nor  bleeding  lambs, 

:.id.  nor  bullodt,  slain  ; 
Incense  and  spice,  of  costly  names, 
Would  all  be  burnt  in  vain. 

3  Aaron  must  lay  ln<  robes  away, 

His  mitre  and   lsi<  vest, 

-  down  to  be 
.:  and  the  prii  St. 

4  He  took  our  mortal  flesh,  to  show 

Th.-  w  onders  of  bis  love  ; 

i  <\  bis  in"'-  I 
And  prays  for  us  above. 

forgive  their  sins, 
44  For  I  m   -  •  1  ;" 

And  then  !<•■■  show's  his  opened  veins, 

And  pleads  bis.  wounded  side.  W^tt*. 


CORONATION   OF   CHRIST. 

llC)  (-    ■*«  D-\i7«,  C3ron.Ti:o. 

4  LI,  hail,  the  great  ImmanueFs  name! 
*  Y   J-'  -Tare  fall ; 

Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 

And  crown  him— Lord  of  ull. 
Crown  him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 

Who  from  his  altar  call  ; 
Extol  the  stem  of  Jesse's  rod, 

And  crown  him— Lord  of  all. 
Ye  chn?en  seed  of  Israel's  race. 

Ye  ra;;somcd  from  the  fall, 
5 


119         CORONATION  OF  CHRIST. 

Hail  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him— Lord  of  all. 

4  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall, 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him— Lord  of  all. 

5  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial- ball, 
To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 

And  crown  him— Lord  of  all.    »     Dunca*. 


119 


H.  If.  Triumph,  Weymouth. 

1  T>  EJOICE,  the  Lord  is  King  ; 
-IV  Our  God  and  King  adore  ; 
Mortals,  give  thanks  and  sing,    " 

And  triumph  evermore  : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

2  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns, 

The  God  of  truth  and  love; 
When  he  had  purged  our  stains, 

He  took  his  seat  above  : 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

3  His  kingdom  cannot  fail, 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heaven ; 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  given  : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

4  He  all  his  foes  shall  quell, 

Shall  all  our  sins  destroy  : 
And  every  bosom  swell 

With  pure  seraphic  joy  : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

5  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope, 

Jesus,  the  Judge,  sball  come, 
And  take  his  servants  up 
To  their  eternal  home  : 
We  soon  shall  hear  the  archangel's  voice, 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound,  rejoice. 

Rippojt. 


CHARACTER?  OF  CHRIST.   120,  121 


-|  £)(\  ^s«  Goshen. 

1  ^U  Praise  to   Christ. 

1  V/'E  ancels.  who  stand  round  the  throne, 

J-     And  view   my   hnmanuel's  face, 
In  rapturous  soul's  make  bini  known, 

Tune,  tune  your  soft  harps  to  his  praise: 
Be  formed  you  the  spirits  you  are, 

Bo  happy,  so  noble,  so  pood  ; 
When  others  sank  down   in  despair, 

Confirmed  by  his  power  ye  stood. 

2  Ye  Mints,  who  stand  nearer  than  they, 

And  cast  your  bright  crowns  at  his  feet, 
His  grace  and  his  glory  display, 

And  all  his  rich  mercy  repeat: 
He  snatched  you  from  bell  and  the  grave, 

Me  ransomed  from  death  and  despair; 
For  you  he  was  mighty  to  save, 

Almighty  t  i  bring  you  Baft  there. 

3  O.  when  will  the  period  appear, 

Winn   I   shall  unite  in  your  song? 
Fin  weary  of  lingering  here, 

And   1   to  your  Saviour  belong  ! 
Fin   fettered  and  chained  up  in  clay, 

_i'lr  and  pant  to  be  free  ; 
I  long  to  be  soaring  away, 

y\\   God  and  my  Saviour  to  see! 

4  I  want  to  put  on  my  attire, 

Washed  white  in  the  Mood  of  the  Lamb; 
I  want  to  be  one  of  sour  choir. 

And  tune  my  BWeel   harp  to  his  name: 
I  want — <),   1   want  to  be  there, 

Where  sorrow    and  sin   bid  adieu  ; 
Your  joy  and  your  friendship  to  share, 

To  wonder  and  worship  with  \ou.    Gems. 


CHARACTERS    OF    CHRIST. 


21 


H.  M.  Bethesda,  Murray. 

1    JOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
*J      Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 


That  angels  ever  bore 


122  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

All  are  too  mean,        I  Too  mean  to  set 
To  speak  his  worth  ;  |  My  Saviour  forth. 

2  But  O,  what  gentle  terms. 

What  condescending  ways, 
Does  our  Redeemer  use. 

To  teach  his  heavenly  grace! 
Mine  eyes,  with  joy  j  What  forms -of  love 
And  wonder,  see        |  Ke  bears  for  me. 

3  Jesus,  my  great  High-Priest. 

Offered*  his  blood ,  and    d  ied  j 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 

No  sacrifice  beside  : 
His  powerful  blood     j  And  now  it  pleads 
Did  once  atone,  J  Before  the  throne. 

4  My  dear  Almighty  Lord, 

My  Conqueror  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword. 
Thy  reigning  grace  I  sing: 
Thine  is  the  power  ;  I  Tn  willing  bonds, 
Behold  I  sit,  |  Beneath  thy  feet. 

5  Now  let  my  soul  arise, 

And  tread  the  tempter  down  ; 
My  Captain  leads  me  forth 
To  conquest  and  a  crown  : 
A  feeble  saint  I  Though  death  and  hell 

Shall  win  the  day,      |  Obstruct  the  way. 

-j  OQ  L-   ***  Ciia'.cn,  Portugal. 

i«*«  Christ  our  Advocate. 

1  \lfHERE  is  my  God  r  does  lie  retire 

▼  »      Beyond  the  reach  of  humble  sighs? 
Are  these  weak  breathings  of  desire 
Too  languid  to  ascend  the  skies  ? 

2  Look  up,  my  soul,  with  cheerful  eye  ; 

See  where  the  great  Redeemer  stands, 
The  gloriuiis  Advocate  on  high, 
With  precious  incense  in  his  hand3. 

3  He  sweetens  every  humble  groan, 

He  recommends  each  broken  prayer  ; 
The  softest  call  before  his  throne 
May  rise  and  find  acceptance  there. 

4  Teach  my  weak  heart,  O  gracious  Lord, 

With  stronger  faith  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
Bid  me  pronounce  the  blissful  word, 
My  Father,  God,  with  joy  divine.   Steels. 


C71AK  \CTERS  OF   CHRTST.  123.124.125 

1^\f\  I*    M.  Portugal,  Balb. 

J  Saviour  and  our  God, 

Arrayed  in  majesty  and  blood, 
Thou  art  our  life  ;  our  souls  in  thee 
|]  felicity. 
>  All  our  immortal  hopes  arc  laid 
In  thi'e,  our  Surety  and  our  Head  ; 
Thy  cross,  Thy  cradle,  and  thy  throne 
Are  big  with  gl  >ries  yel  unknown. 

-  'heme 
The  eternal  life  and  Jesus'  name  ; 
!  of  thy  almighty  breath 
the  rebellious  worl  I  to  death 
■    i 
SS  of  thine  eye  ; 
iv. -u  on  firth,  'tis  heaven  above, 

l  I   taste  thy  lave.    Watts. 

a  -j   a  I  .-eenville,  Smyrna. 

—   x  Friend  of  Sinner;-:. 

ONE  there  is,  above  all  others, 
Well  i  Of  Friend  ; 

yond  a  brother's, 

•  end. 
of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 

have  shed  his  Llood  ? — 
tve  us, 
.1  id  in  him  to  God. 
Wh°n   h  rth  abased, 

~  Inn  -rs  was  his  name  ; 

i 

ir  hearts  to 

•  h  to  ljve  , 
. 
what  a  Friend  we  have  above.    Newtow. 


.*)  CM.  Clifford,   Devires. 

]*JTAJE£  sita  enthroned 

j."l     T'pnn  the  Saviour's  brow  ; 

i  witli  radiant  glories  crowned, 
HLj  lips  with  grace  o'erflow. 


12o.   127  CHARACTER?  OF  CHRIST. 

2  No  mortal  can  with  him  compare 

Among  the  sons  of  men  ; 
Fairer  is  He  than  all  the  fair, 
Who  fill  the  heavenly  train. 

3  He  saw  me  plunged  in  deep  distress, 

And  flew  to  my  relief; 
For  me  He  bore  the  shameful  cross. 
And  carried  all  mv  grief. 

4  Since  from  his  bounty  I  receive 

Such  proofs  of  love  divine, 
Had  I  a  thousand  hearts  to  give, 
Lord,  they  should  all  be  thine. 

■j  or»  CM.  Jordan,  Barby. 

I^O  Head  of  the  Church. 

1  TESUS,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace, 
«J     That  calls  a  worm  thy  own  ; 
Give  me  among  thy  saints  a  place 

To  make  thy  glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee,  our  vital  Head, 

We  act,  and  grow,  and  thrive  ; 
From  thee  divided,  each  is  dead 
When  most  he  seems  alive. 

3  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  those  above, 

Here  join  in  sweet  accord  : 
One  body  all  in  mutual  love, 
And  thou  our  common  Lord. 

4  Thou  the  whole  body  wilt  present 

Before  thy  Father's  face  ; 
Nor  shall  a  wrinkle  or  a  spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace.     Doddridge. 

1  £y*x  L.    M.  Portugal,  Shod. 

V£ki  The  great  High-Priest. 

1  Vl'HERE  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands, 

' '  *     The  house  of  God  not  made  with  hands, 
A   great  High-Priest  our  nature  wears, 
The  guardian  of  mankind  appears. 

2  He  who  for  men  their  surety  stood, 
And  poured  on  earth  his  precious  blood, 
Pursues  in  heaven  his  mighty  plan, 
The  Saviour  and  the  Friend  of  man. 

3  Though  now  ascende'd  up  on  high, 
He  bends  on  earth  a  brother's  eye  ; 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST.         128 

Partaker  of  the  human  name, 

He  knows  the  frailty  of  our  frame. 

4  Our  fellow-sufferer  yet  retains 
A  fellow-feeling  of  our  pains  : 
And  still  remembers  in  the  skies 
His  tears,  his  agonies,  and  cries. 

5  In  every  pang  that  rends  the  heart, 
The   Man  of  sorrows  has  a  part  ; 
Hi-  sympathizes  with  our  grief, 
And  to  the  sutferer  sends  relief. 

3  With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  throne, 
Let  us  make  all  our  sorrows  known, 
And  a«k  the  aid  of  heavenly  power 
To  help  us  in  the  evil  hour.  C.ems. 

l^O  Christ  the  Judjc. 

I  HP -IF.  last  loud  trumpet's  wondrous    Found 

\     -l     Sh  '1  through  the  rending  tombs  rebound, 
An  1  wake  the  nations  under  ground. 
Nature  and  death  shall,  with  surprise, 

;    Behold  the  pale  offenders  rise, 

I    And  view  the  Judge  with  conscious  eyes. 

fi  Then  shall,  with  universnl  dread, 

I  The  sacred,  mystic  book  be  read, 

[    To  try  the  living  and  the  dead. 

The  Judue  ascends  his  awful  throne; 
He  makes  <•  i.  h  secret  sin  be  known, 
Ami  all  with  shame  confess  their  own. 
O-  then,  what  interest  shall  I  make, 
With  whom  shall  I  my  refuge  take, 
When  the  most  just  have  cause  to  quake? 
Thou  mighty,  formidable  King? 
Thou  mercy's  unexhausted  spring, 
Some  comfortable  pity  bring! 
Forget  not  what  my  ransom  cost, 
Nor  let  my  dear-bought  soul  be  lost, 
In  storms  of  guilty  terror  tost.  Newtoi». 

Xote.    Thi»  hymn  imy  be  »un;  in  a  common  long  metre  tune, 
j  repeating  the  ihiri  luie. 


120,  130  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

-|  QQ  g*    "*  Lisbon,  Peckbam. 

■1  *dJ       Faith  in   Christ  our  Sacrifice. 

1  ]VTOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 
-^    On  Jewish  altars  slain, 

Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  tire  heavenly    Lamb, 

Takes  all  our  sins  away  ; 
A  Sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 

On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 

While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 

And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4  My  soul  looks  back  to  see 

The  burdens  thou  didst  bear, 

When  banging  on  the  cursed  tree, 

And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

5  Believing,  we  rejoice- 

To  see  the  curse  remove  ; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  witli  cheerful  voice, 
And  sin?  his  bleeding  love.  Watts. 

1q/^  L.    M.  Babylon,  Winihani. 

OU  P/n'siciayi  of  the  Soul. 

1  T^EEP  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made  ; 
-■-^   Where  shall  a  sinner  find  a  cure? 

In  vain,  alls!  is  nature's  aid  ; 
The  work  exceeds  all  nature's  power. 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  fever,  reiuns 

With  fatal  strength  in  every  part : 
The  dire  contagion  fills  the  veins, 
And  spreads  its  poison  to  the  heart. 

3  And  can  no  sovereign  balm  be  found? 

And  is  no  kind  physician  nigh 
To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 
Ere  life  and  hope  for  ever  fly? 

4  There  is  a  great  Physician  near ! 

Look  up,  O  fainting  soul,  and  live  ; 
See,  in  his  heavenly   smiles  appear 
Such  ease  as  nature  cannot  give  ! 

5  See,  in  the  Saviour's  dying  blood, 

Life,  health,  and  bliss,  abundant  flow  I 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST.  131,   132 

'Tis  only  this  dear  sacred  flood 
Can  ease  thy  pain,  and  heal  thy  wo. 

Steele. 


131 


C.    M.  Ferry,  Parma. 

fr.  •'  rice. 

1  A'!-  glittering  toys  of  earth,  adieu; 

X      A  nobler  choice  be  mine  ; 
:  prize  attracts  my  view, 
A  treasure  all  divine. 

2  Begone,  unworthy  of  ray  cares, 

spacious  baits  of  sense  j 
Inestimable  worth  appears, 

pearl  of  price  immense  ! 
.  to  multitudes  unknown, 
o  nam"  divinely  sweet  ! 

thee  alone, 
Wealth,  honor,  pleasure  meet. 
4  Should  both  the  Indies,  at  my  call, 
Their  boast  ign, 

With  joy  1  would  renounce  them  all, 
r  •      ;-     to  call 

rill  depart, 

oyful  heart, 
And  think  n 
C  Dear  sovereign  of  ray  soul's  desires 
Thy  love  is  bliss  divine  ; 

•  hat  love  inspires, 
And  bid  me  call  thee  mine.  Steele. 

JQ^>  C.    M.    ChfCBd     .   Ti;rner,   Corinth. 

(Im  Jesus  precious  ts  them  that  believe, 

1  TESTS,  I  love  thy  charming  name; 
*J      'Tis  music  to  my  e  ir ; 

Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud, 
That  earth  and  heaven  might  hear. 

2  rVhate'er  ray  nol  can  wish, 

In  thee  dot'i  richly  me 
Nor  to  iffht  so  dear, 

Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  heart, 

And  shed  its  fraprance  there  ; 
The  noble-t  balm  of  all  its  wounds. 
The  c  rdiai  of  iti  care. 


133,  134  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

4  I'll  speak  the  honors  of  thy  name, 
With  my  last  laboring  breath  ; 
Then,  speechless,  clasp  thee  in  my  arms — 
And  trust  thy  love  in  death.     Doddridge. 


133 


lis  <Sc    10s.  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd. 
Tltt  Lord  our  Shepherd.     Ps.  25.  - 

1  ^HE  Lord  is  my  Shepherd;  he  makes  me 

-B-  repose  • 

Where  the  pastures  in  beauty  are  growing  ;- 
lie  leads  me  afar  from  the  world  and  its  woes, 

Where  in  peace  the  still  waters  are  flowing. 

2  He  strengthens  my  spirit,  he  shows  me  the  path 

Where  the  arms  of  his  love  shall  enfold  me  ; 
And  when  I  walk  through  the  dark  valley  of  ' 
death, 
His  rod  and  his  staff  will  uphold  me. 

Spiritual    Sonqs. 

1  fj4:  lis   &   10s.  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd. 

The  Siepherd  and  his  Flock  desired.  S.  Songs,  i.  7,8.  . 

1  f\  TELL  me.  thou  Life  and  delight  of  my  soul, 
vJ  Where  the  flock  of  thy  pasture  are  feeding; 
1  seek  thy  protection,  I  need  thy  control ; 

I  would  go  where  my  Shepherd  is  leading. 

2  O  tell  me  the  place  where  thy  flock  are  at  rest, 

Where    the    noon-tide    will    find    them  re- 
posing ? 
The  tempest  now  rages,  my  soul  is  distrest, 
And  the  pathway  of  peace   I  am  losing. 

3  O,  whv  should  I  strav  with  the  flocks  of  thy 

foes, 
Mid  the  desert  where  now  they  are  roving, 
Where    hunger    and  thirst,  where  afflictions 

and  woes, 
And  temptations  their  ruin  are  proving? 

4  O,  when    shall    my  woes    and  my    wander- 

ings ceiser 
And  the  follies  that  fill  me  with  weeping  1 
Thou    Shepherd   of   Israel !  restore   me  that 

peace 
Thou  dost  give  to  the  flock  thou  art  keeping. 


HtAISE  to  ciirtst.    135,  136 


5  A  voice   from  the    Shepherd    now   bids  thee 
return 
By  the  way  where  the  foot-prints  are  lying  : 
No  longer  to  wander,  no  longer  to  mourn  ; 
O,  fair  one  I  now  homeward  be  flying. 

Spiritual  Song9. 


PRAISE   TO   CHRIST. 

lo»>  r-    M.  Devizes,  Arlinjtw 

1  pnME  let  n?  join  our  cheerful  songs, 
V^     With  angelfl  round  the  throne; 

Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,  they  cry, 

To  be  exalted  thus  : 
Worthy  the  Lamb,  our  lips  reply, 

For  he  was  slain  for  us. 
li  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honor  and   power  divine  ; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give, 

Be,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  who  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  tilories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him  who  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And   to  adore  the  Lamb.  Watts. 

^  Q/»  Ci    M.  Arundel,  Great  Milton. 

X  OO     Works  of  Mose*  and  of  the  Lamb. 

1  "LJOW  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty  God! 
"      Who  would  not  tear  thy  name? 
Jesti*.  how  sweet  thy  graces  are  ! 

Who  would   not  love  the  Lamb? 

2  Cbrial  has  done  more  than  Moses  did, 

Our  Prophet  and  our  King: 
From  bonds  of  hell  he  freed  our  souls, 
And  taught  our  lips  to  sing. 


137,  138    PRAISE  TO  CHRIST. 


3  In  the  Red  Sea,  by  Moses'  hand, 

The  Egyptian  host  was  drowned  ; 
But  his  own  blood  hides  all  our  sins, 
And  guilt  no  more  is  found. 

4  When  through  the  desert  Israel  went, 

With  manna  they  were  fa .1  : 
Our  Lord  invites  us  to  his  flesh. 
And  calls  it  living  bread. 

5  Moses  beheld  the  promised  land, 

Yet  never  reached  the  place  : 
But  Christ  shall  bring -his  followers  home, 
To  see  his  Father's  face.  , 

6  Then  shall  our  love  and  joy  be  full, 

And. feel  a  warmer  flame; 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song 

Of  Moses  and  the  Limb.  Watts. 


137 


L.    M.  Dresden,  Lnton. 

Song  of  Praise  to.  God  the  Redeemer. 

1  T   ET  the  old  heathens 'tune  their  song 
-!Lj     Of  great  Diana  and  of  Jove  ; 

But  the  sweet  theme  that  moves  my  tongue 
Is  my  Redeemer  and  his  love. 

2  Behold  a  God  descends  and  dies, 

To  save  my  soul  from  sapins  hell  : 

How  the  black  gulf  where    Satin  lies, 

Yawned  to  receive  me  when  I  fell  1 

3  How  justice  frowned,  and  vengeance  stood, 

To  drive  me  down  to  en  .Hess  pain  ! 
But  the  greal  Son  propose;!  his  blood, 
And  heavenly  wrath  grew  mild  again. 

4  Infinite  Lover  !  cracious  Lnr:l  ! 

To  thee  be  endless  honors  given  : 
Thy  wondrous  name  shall  be  adored, 
Round  the  wide  earth,  and  wider  heaven. 
Watts. 

1QQ  £?,  7s,  &  4.  Tamwor'.h. 

OO  Pra;se  to  Vie  Redeemer. 

1  -VTIGHTY  God,  while  anirels  Mess  thee, 
ItA     May  an  infant  lisp  thy  name? 
Lord  of  man,  as  well  as  angels, 
Tbou  art  everv  creature's  theme. 
Hallelujah. 

Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,    Amen 


PRAISE  TO  CHRIST.  139 

.    land  and  nation, 
Ancient  of  eternal  days  ! 
Sounded  tlirouj.li  the  wide  creation, 

Be  thy  just,  exalted  praise.  Hal. 

3  Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory, 

Shall  thy    praise  unuttered  lie? 
Fly,  my  tongue,  such  guilty  silence! 

tin-  Lord  who  came  to  die.  Hal. 

4  Did  the  angels  sing  thy  cousin::: 

Did  t>.     -  erda  learn  their  lays  ? 

Shame  would  cover  me,  ungrateful, 
Should  my  tongue  refuse  to  praise.      Hal. 

5  From  the  highest  throne  in  clory, 

To   the    criir-   of  (let-;  <<t    WO — 

All  to  ransom  guilty  captives! 
Flow  my  praise,  foi  ever  flow.  Hal. 

C  Go,  return,  Immortal   Saviour; 

..  take  thy  throne  ; 
tice  return,  and   reign  for  ever; 
Be  the  kiiiL'd>.m  :U1  thine  own. 

Hallelujah,  Ace.  Rom::so>-. 


139 


L.  M. 


1  "lyTOWto  the  Lord,  who  makes  us  know 
1^1     The  won  lers  of  his  dying  love, 

Be  bumble  honors  paid  below, 

And  strains  of  nobler  piaise  above. 

2  'Twas  he  who  cleansed  our  foulest  sin?, 

And  washed  us  in  1  is  richest  blood  ; 
'Tis  he  who  mak<  ;.nd  kings, 

And  bi ingfl  ear  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  Pi 

To  J<  terior  King, 

Be  <    ■  •    - 1 1 1 1  lt  power  i 
An  I  <  i  •  rj  tonf  a<    his  glory  sing. 
I,  on  flying  clouds  he  comes, 
And  shall  see  him  move ! 

Though  without  sins  we  pierced  him  once. 
Then  he  displays  his  pardoning  love. 
5  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail, 
While  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day  : 

.  nor  let  thy  promise  fail. 
\or  let  tlr.  j  delay.         Watts 


140,  141     PRAISE  TO  CHRIST. 

1    iA  2  5s  111.      Ah  !  tell  me  no  more. 

J-  TtU  Blessings  of  the  Gospel. 

1  i^i  JESUS,  our  Lord, 
y*  Thy  name  be  adored, 

Tor  all  the   rich  blessings  conveyed   through 
thy  word. 

2  In  Spirit  we  trace     . 
The  wonders  of  grace ; 

And  joyful  unite  in  a  concert  of  praise. 

3  Thrice  happy  are  they 
Who  hear  and  obey, 

And  share  in  the  blessings  of  this  gospel  day. 

4  This-  blessing  is  mine 
Through  favor  divine, 

But  O,  my  Redeemer,  the  glory  be  thine. 

5  The  trumpet  of  God 
Is  sounding  abroad, 

In  language  of  mercy,  through  Jesus  our  Lord. 

6  The  Ancient  of  days   • 
His  glory  displays, 

And  shines  on  his  chosen  with  cherishing  rays. 

7  Ye  sinners,  draw  nigh ! 
O,  why  will  ye  die  ? 

Despise  not  the  riches  of  glory  on  high. 

Spiritual  Son-gs. 

mC.    M.      Irish.  St.  Martin's,  Devizes. 
Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

1  f\  FOR  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
v-F  My  dear  Redeemer's  praise  ! 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 

The  triumphs  of  his  grace  ! 

2  My  gracious  Master  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  honors  of  thy  name. 

3  Jesus,  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease  ; 
'Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  ears  ; 
,  'Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin  ; 

He  sets  the  prisoner  free  ; 
His  lilood  can  make  the  foulest  clean } 
His  blood  availed  for  me. 


gospel. 142,  143 

5  Let  us  obey  ;  we  then  shall  know, 
Shall  feel  our  sins  forgiven  j 
Anticipate  our  heaven  below, 
And  own  that  love  is  heaven. 

Hartford  Coll. 


GOSPEL. 

J.4ly  C.    M.  Barb?, Peterborough. 

1  "DLEST  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know 
-L*     The  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 

Peace  shall  attend  the  paths  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up, 

Through  their  Redeemer's  name  ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope, 
Nor  Satan  dares  condemn. 
I  3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 
Strength  and  salvation  gives; 
Israel,  thy  King  tor  ever  reigns, 
Thy  God  for  ever  Lire*.  Watts. 

"I   A£>  S.   M.     Sr.  Thnmas,  Worcester. 

l^tO    The  Blessedness  of  Gospel  Times. 

1  XJOW  beauteous  are  their  feet, 
■TJ-  Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill  ! 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 

And  words  of  peace  reveal  ! 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice  ! 

How  sweet  their  tidings  are  ! 
u  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour,  King, 
"  He  reigns  and  triumphs  here  I' 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  bear  this  joyful  sound! — 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found  ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heavenly  light  ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long 
But  died  without  the  sight! 


144.  145 GOSPEL. 


5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 

Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 

And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm. 

Through  all  the  eirth  abroad  ; 
Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God.  Watts 


"8  A  4  L.  M.      r ;■•-. 

i-  it:   The  inward   Witness  to  Christianity. 

1  f\  UESTIONS  and  doubts -be  heard  no  more 
V^t  Let  Christ  and  joy  be  all  our  theme  ; 
His  spirit  seals  his  gospel  sure 

To  every  soul  that  trusts  in  him. 

2  Jesus,  thy  witness  speaks  within  : 

The  mercy  which  thy  words  reveal, 
Refines  the  heart  from  sense  and  sin, 
And  stamps  its  own.  celestial  seal. 

3  The  guilty  wretch  that  trusts  tby  blood 

Finds  peace  and  pardon  at  the  cross  ; 
The  sinful  soul,  averse  to-  God, 
Believes,  and  loves  his  Maker's  laws. 

4  Learning  and  wit  may  tease  their  strife, 

When  miracles  with  glory  shine  ; 
The  voice  that  calls  the  dead  to  life 
Must  be  almighty  and  divine.  Watts, 


145 


C.    M.  Londcr.. 

iff  the   Gospel. 


1  QHALL  atheists  dare  insult  the  cross 
^     Of  our  incarnate  God  ? 

Shall  infidels  revile  his  truth, 
And  trample  on  his  blood  : 

2  What  if  he  choose  mysterious  ways 

To  cleanse  us  from  our  faults: 
May  not  the  works  of  sovereign  grace 
Transcend  our  feeble  thoughts  ? 

3  What  if  his  gospel  bid   us  strive 

With  flesh,  and  self,  and  sin  ? 
The  prize  is  most  divinely  bright 
That  we  are  called  to  win. 

4  What  if  tbe  men  despised  on  earth 

Still  of  his  grace  partake  ? 


goppft^ 146,  147 

This  but  confirms  his  truth  the  more  j 

For  so  the  prophets  spake. 
J  Do  some,  that  own  his  sacred  truth, 

Indulpe  their  souls  in  sin  ? 
Xone  should  reproach  the  Saviour?!  name; 

His  laws  are  pure  and  clean. 
3  Then  lei  our  faith  be  firm  and  strong, 

Our  lips  profess  his  word  ; 
Xor  ever  shun  those  li.lv  men, 

Who  fear  and  love  the  Lord.  Watt*. 

|    jp  L.    M.         Blenion,  Old  Hundred. 

J40  Poiccr  of  the  GogpeL 

I  npnis  is  tbe  word  of  truth  and  love, 
-a    Sent  to  t!ie  nations  from  above; 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  show 
What  his  almighty  ?race  can  do. 

I  This  remedy  did  wisdom  find, 
To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind  ; 
This  sovereign  halm,  whose  virtues  can 
Re-tore  the  ruined  creature  man. 

I  The  jrospel  bids  the  dead  revive  ; 
Sinners  obey  the  voice,  and  live  ; 
Dry  bones  are  raised,  and  clothed  afresh, 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turned  to  flesh. 
May  hut  this  grace  my  soul  renew, 
Let  Minor-  gaze,  and  hate  me  too; 
The  word  that  saves  me  does  engage 
A  sure  defence  from  all  their  rage.    Watts. 

\+j  C.    M.  Brainfree,  Ciinbrkljfc 

l  •        Praise  for  the  Gospel,     Ts.  98. 

TO  our  Almig  ly  Maker,  God, 
New  honors  be  addressed  ; 
'  salvation  shines  abroad, 
And  makes  the  nations  blessed. 
He  spake  the  word  to  Abraham  first  ; 

Hi>  truth  fulfils  his  grace; 
The  Gentiles  make  his  name  their  trust, 

And  learn  his  righteous:. 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim 

With  all  her  different  ton?ues; 
And  spread  the  honors  of  his  name 
In  melody  and  songs.  Watt#. 


148,  149  GOSPEL. 


148 


L.   M.         Bnthwcll,  Duke  Street. 
The  Gospel  worthy  of  all  Acceptation. 
1  U7HAT  shall  the  dying  sinner  do,      . 
™    That  seeks  relief  from  all  his  wo  ? 
Where  shall  the  guilty  conscience  find 
Ease  for  the  torment  of  the  mind? 
y  How  shall  we  get  our' crimes  forgiven. 
Or  form  onr  natures  fit  for  heaven  ? 
Can  souls,  all  o'er  defiled  with  sin, 
Make  their  own  powers  and  passions  clean? 

3  In  vain  we  search,  in  vain  we  try, 
Till  Jesus  brings  his  gospel  iiigB'j 
'Tis  there  that  power  and  glory  dwell 
That  save  rebellious  souls  from  hell.. 

4  This  is  the  pillar  of  our  hop^ 
That  bears  our  fainting  spirits  up  ; 
We  read  the  grace,  we  trust  the  word, 
And  find  salvation  in  the  Lord. 

5  Let  men  or  angels  dig  the  mines 
Where  nature's  golden  treasure  shines  ; 
Brought  near  the  doctrine  of  the  cross, 
All  nature's  gold  appears  but  dross. 

6  Should  vile  blasphemers,  with  disdain, 
Pronounce  the  truths  of  Jesus  vain, 
We'll  meet  the  scandal  and  the  shame, 
And  sin.e  and  triumph  in  his  name.  Watt*. 

C.   M.  Mear,  Ferry. 

T/ie  glorious  Gospel. 


149 


1  "1TI7HAT  wisdom,  majesty  and  grace 

▼  ▼    Through  all  the  gospel  shine  ! 
>Tis  God  that  speaks,  and  we  confess 
The  doctrine  most  divine. 

2  Down  from  his  starry  throne  on  high, 

The  almighty  Saviour  comes  ; 
Lays  his  bright  robes  of  glory  by, 
And  feeble  flesh  assumes. 

3  The  mighty  debt  that  sinners  owed, 

Upon  the  cross  he  pays  ; 
Then  through  the  clouds  ascends  to  God, 
Midst  shout3  of  loftiest  praise. 

4  There  he  our  great  High  Priest  appears 

Before  his  Father's  thron* 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE.     150,  151 

Mingles  his  merits  with  our  tears, 

And  pours  salvation  down. 
5  Great  God,  with  reverence  we  adore 

Thy  justice  and  thy  frrace  ; 
And  on  thy  faithfulness  and  power 

Our  firm  dependence  place.         Stennett. 


SCRIPTURE    DOCTRLXE. 


150 


DEPRAVITY. 

C.    If.  Burfnrd,  Walsall. 

1  T^OOL^,  in  their  hearts,  believe  and  say, 
a     "That  all  religion's  vain; 

"  There  i<  no  God  that  reigns  on  high, 
u  Or  minds  the  affairs  of  men." 

2  The  Lord,  from  his  celestial  throne, 

i   down  on  things  below, 
To  find  the  man  that  Bought  his  grace, 
Or  did  his  justice  know. 

3  By  nature  all  are  gone  astray  ; 

Their  practic  -  all  the  same  : 
There's  none  that  fears  his  Maker's  hand, 
There's  none  that  loves  his  name. 

4  Their  toniru es  are  used  to  speak  deceit; 

Their  si  md  >rs  never  i  ■ 
How  swift  to  mischief  are  their  feet! 
Not  know  the  paths  of  p 

5  O  that  salvation  might  pi 

From  Zion'a  sacred  place, 
Till  Israel's  captives  all  are  freed, 
And  Bing  recovering  Lrrace.  Watts. 


151 


I-    M.  Bath,  Lcj den,  Truro 

Depr 

1  /^  OD,  from  his  throne,  with  piercing  eye, 
vT   Xaked  does  every   heart  behold  ; 
But  never    till  we  come  to  die, 
Will  he    o  U3  the  view  unfold 


152,  153      SCRIPTURE  DOCTRIXE. 


2  Should  sin,  in  naked  f  ;rm  appear, 

Just  as  it  rises  in  the   heart, 
And  others  know  and  see  it  there 
In  every  feeling,  every  thought  ; 

3  The  fire  of  hell  must  kindle  soon, 

How  envy  and  revenge  would  flame  ! 
One  heart  would  unre  another  on, 
Tili  rage  and  vengeance  want  a  name. 

4  Sin  in  its  nature  would  appear 

A  Living  death  to  form  a  hell  ; 
The  worst  of  miseries  creatures  fear, 
The  worst  of  plagues  the  tongue  can  tell. 

5  Unveiled  and  naked,  even-  heart 

Before  the  judgment  seat  must  stand, 
Sin  act  no  more  a  double  part, 
But  meet  a  death,  from  its  own  hand.. 

6  The  fiery  lak^  will  hotter  grow 

From  the  fierce  clash  of  sinful  souls; 
Each  bosom  like  a  furnace  glow, 
Xor  God  the  ra?e  or  fire  control. 

I*"  O  L.    M.  Putney,  Armley. 

*J  tm  :m  in   Sin. 

1  T    ET  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
*~i  Put  on  the  spots  that  nature  gives; 
Then  may  the  wicked  turn  to  God,  - 

And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives. 

2  As  well  might  Ethiopian  slaves 

Wash  out  the  darkness  of  their  skin  ; 
The  dead  as  well  may  leave  their  graves, 
As  old  transgressors  cease  to  sin.' 

3  Where  vice  has  held  its  empire  long, 

'Twill  not  endure  the  least  control  ; 
Xone  but  a  power  divinely  strong 
Can  turn  the  current  of  the  soul. 

4  Great  God  !  I  own  thy  power  divine, 

That  works  to  change  this  heart  of  mine  ; 
I  would  be  formed  anew,  and  bless 

The  wonders  of  creatine  srace.         Watts 

IP  i)  E.   M.  Arvnley,  Wiodham 

*-)&     Original  and  actual  Sin    confessed. 
1  T   ORD,  I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin, 
-Lj  And  born  unholy  and  unclean  ; 
Sprung  from  the  man  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  the  race  and  taints  us  all 


DEPRAVITY.  154,   IT).") 


as  w  e  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  Bin  grow  up  for  death: 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart ; 
But  we're  defiled  in  every  part. 

3  Behold,  I  fall  before  tin   face  ; 
My  only  refuge  \n  thy  grace: 

No  outward  tonus  <  ;in  make  me  cleau  : 
The  (eprosj   lies  deep  within. 

4  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
N..r  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  bn*  k,  nor  Hood,  nor  sea, 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  i><'\\  er  sufficient  to  atone  : 
Thy  bl  >od  can  make  me  white  as  snow, 
No  Jewish  v.  pes  can  cl  sanse  me  so.     'Watts. 

1g»    4  CM.  I5e.lford,  St.  Ann's. 

*)t  Sin  confessed.  Ps.  li.  2. 

1  T    ORD.  I    l  id  jmv  sore  distress 

•Li  And  guilt  before  thine  eyes; 
Against  thy  laws,  against  thy  grace, 
Bon   high  my  crimes  bj 
■i   in  a  world  of  guilt,   I   drew 
•  I'jion   with  my  breath  ; 
And  as  my  days  advanced,  I  grew. 
A  j aster  prej   for  death. 

3  Cleanse  me,  0  Lord,  and  cheer  my  soul 

With  thy  forgiving  love  ; 
O  make  my  broken  spirit  whole, 
And  bid  my  pains  remove. 

4  L'-t  not  thy  spirit  quite  depart^ 

drive  me  from  thy  I 

anew  my   vicious  heart, 
And   fill  it  with  thy   <.rrace. 

5  Then  will   I  make  thy  mercy  known 

Before  the  Ions  i  f  men  ; 
Backsliders  shall  address  thy  throne, 
And  turn  to  God  again.  "Watts. 

]*T  £  CM.  Wantage,  ChtUa. 

0*J  ^  J)rratf«li,r.ss   nf  Sin. 

1    i^lX  has  a  thousand  treacherous  arts 
►       'I'm  practise  on  the  mind  ; 
With  flattering  locks  she  tempts  our  hearts, 
13u;  leaves  a"  sting  behind. 


156,  157      SCRIPTURE  DOCTRIXE. 


2  With  names  of  virtue  shs  deceives 

The  aued  and  the  young  ; 
And,  while  the  heedless  wretch  believes, 
£he  makes  his  fetters  strong. 

3  She  pleads  for  all  the  joy  she  brings. 

And  gives  a  fair  pretence  ; 
But  cheats  the  soul  of  heavenly  things^ 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 

4  So,  on  a  tree  divinely  fair,    . 

Grew  the  forbid  len  food  ; 
Our  mother  took  the  poison   there, 
And  tainted  all  her  blood.  Watts. 

-g    g»  r*  Ci    M.  Ban»or,  Carolina. 

awU  .The  Distemper,  Folly  and  .Madness  cf  Sin, 

1  ^  [X,  like  a  venomous  disease, 
£3  Infects  our  vital  blood  ; 

The  only  balm  is  sovereign  grace. 
And  the  physician,  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  are  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  death  ; 
But  Christ  the  Lord  recalls  the  dead 
With  his  almighty  breath. 

3  Madness,  by  nature,  reigns  within, - 

The  passions  burn  and  rase, 
Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine, 
The  inward  lire  assuage. 

4  We  lick  tbe  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 

And  solid  good  despise  : 
Such  is  the  folly  of  the  mind, 
Till  Jesus  makes  us  wise.  Watts 

|>w  L.    M.  Arniley,  Bath. 

lOi  Sn  and  Holiness.     Gal.  v.  17. 

1  TT7HAT  jarring  natures  dwell  within — 

▼  »  Imperfect  grace,  remaining  sin! 
Xor  this  can  reign,  nor  that  prevail, 
Though  each  by  turns  my  heart  assail. 

2  Xow  I  complain,  and  sroan,  and  dn, 
Now  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high, 
Sing  a  rebellious  passion  si  tin, 
Or  mourn  to  fee!  it  live  again. 

3  One  happy  hour  beholds  me  rise, 
Borne  upwards  to  my  native  skies, 


DEPRAVITY.  I$£ 


While  faith  asfista  my  loaring  rlitzht 

To  realms  of  joy  and  worlds  of  light. 

4  Scarce  a  few  hours  or  minutes  roll, 
Ere  earth  reclaims  my  captive  soul  ; 
1  feel  its  sympathetic  force. 

And  headlong  urge  my  downward  course, 

5  Great  Cod,  assist  me  through  the  fight. 
Make  me  triumphant  in  thy  might; 
Thou  the  desponding  heart  canst  raise, 
The  victon   mine,  and  thine  the  praise. 

Cui'lTEMDEJf. 


158 


CM.  m  Eurbam. 

In-dicclling  Sin  la  naitnl. 
1  W"ITH  tears  of  anguish  I  lament, 
*▼     Here  at  thy  feet,  my  God, 
My  passion,  pride  and  discontent, 
And  vile  ingratitude. 
;2  Sure  there  was  ne'er  a  heart  so  base, 
has  been  ! 
Bo  faithless  to  its  promises, 
ro  prune  t:>  every  sin  ! 

3  My  r  me  thy  commands 

Are  holy,  just  and  true  ; 
Tells  i  my  God  commands 

I->  his  most  righteous  due. 

4  Reason  I  hear,  her  counsels  weigh, 

And  all  her  words  approve  ; 
But  still  I  find  it  hard  t'  obey, 
And  harder  yet  to  love. 

5  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  shall  I  feel 

These  strupHles  in  my  breast? 
When   wilt  thou  bow  my  stubborn  will, 
And  give  my  conscience   rest? 

6  Break,  sovereign  grace,  O  break  the  charm, 

And  set  the  captive  free  ; 
Reveal  thine  own  almichty  arm, 
And  haste  to  rescue  inc.  Sten.tett. 


159,160,101     SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 


ATONEMENT. 

1   f  Q  CM.  Abridge,  Bedford. 

1QJ  The  Atonement  of  Christ. 

1  TJ 0\V  are  our  natures  spoiled  by  sin  ! 
Ax  Yet  nature  ne'er  hath  found 

The  way  to  make  the  conscience  clean, 
Or  heal  the  painful  wound: 

2  In  vain  we  seek  for  peace  with  God 

By  methods  of  our  own  : 
Jesus,  there- s  nothing  but  thy  blood 
Can  bring  us  near  the  throne. 

3  'Tis  by  thy  death  we  live,  0  Lord  5 

'Tis  on  thy  cross  we  rest  ; 
For  ever  be  thy  love  adored, 
Thy  name  for  ever  blest.  Watts. 


160 


E.   M.  Surry,  Armlejr. 

1  TTOW  shall  the  sons  of  men  appear, 
-Tl  Great  God,  before  thine  awful  bar? 
How  may  the  guilty  hope  to  find 
Acceptance  with  the  eternal  Mind  ? 

2  Not  vows,  nor  groans,  nor  broken  cries, 
Not  the  most  costly  sacrifice, 

Nor  infant  biood  profusely  spilt, 
Will  expiate  a  sinner's  guilt. 

3  The  blood  of  Jesus  Christ,  alone, 
Hath  sovereign  virtue  to  atone  ; 
Here  we  will  rest  our  only  plea, 
When  we  approach,  great  God,  to  thee. 

Stennett. 


161 


REPENTANCE. 

C    M.  St.  Martin's,  Dondee. 


1  T>EPENT,  the  voice  celestial  cries, 
X*'     Nor  longer  dare  delay  : 
The  wretch  that  scorns  the  mandate  dies, 
And  meets  a  fiery  day. 


REPENTANCE.  162,  163 

Mo  more  The  sovereign  eye  of  God 

tkfl  the  (.rimes  of  men  ; 
Hi-  heralds  are  despatched  abroad 

To  warn  tJie  world  of  sin. 
Together  in  his  presence  bow, 

Ail  1  all  your  guilt 
Accept  ;  Sat  iour  now, 

Ndl  tnile  with   i::s  grace. 
Bow,  ere  the  awful  trumpet  sound, 

.11  \  ..I  to  his  bar  ; 
For  mercy  knows  the  appointed  bound, 

Ami  turns  to  vengeance  there. 
Amazing  love,  that  yet  will  call, 

And  yet  prolong  our  days! 
Our  hearts,  >  oduess,  fall, 

And  weep,  and  love,  and  praise. 

Doddridgc. 

IOL-     ;.  Ps.  153. 

BLEST  is  the  man,  fi  r  ever  blest, 
bj   his   God, 

'•' 
Ami  covered  with  his  Saviour's  blood. 

i-  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  not  his  iniquities: 

I  Is  no  merit  of  reward, 
And  not  on  works,  but  {.'race,  relies. 
;  From  guile  Ilia  heart  and  lips  are  free; 
.  iinhle  joy,  his  holy  rear 
With  deep  repentant  e  well  asrree, 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 
glorious  i-  that  righteousness 

•II  his  sins  ! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 
Through  his  whole  life  appears  and  shines. 
Watts. 


163 


S.  M.  Dover,  Silver  Street. 

meet  of  Sins  Bjtm    Confession.     Ps.  32. 

O  BLESSED  souls  arc  they, 
Whose  sms  arc  covered  o'er; 
Divinely  Mest,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more. 


164,105      SCRIPTURE  DOCTRIXE. 

2  They  mourn  their  follies  past, 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care  ; 
Their  lips  and  lives,  without  deceit, 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 

3  While  I  concealed  my  guilt, 

I  felt  the  festering  wound  ; 
Till  I  confessed  my  sins  to  thee, 
And  ready  pardon'  found. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  neir  the  throne  ; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress 
Is  found  in  God  alone.  Watt?. 


FAITH. 


164 


L.  'M.  Cowj/er,  Well*. 

1  T   IFE  and  immortal  joys  are  given 

-E-d     To  souls   that   mourn   the   sins   they've 

done  ; 
Children  of  wrath,  made  heirs  of  heaven, 
By  faith  in  God's  eternal  Son. 

2  Wo  to  the  wretch  who  never  felt 

The  inward  pangs  of  pious  grief! 
But  adds  to  all  his  crying  guilt 
The  stubborn  sin  of  unbelief. 

3  The  law  condemns  the  rebel  dead  ; 

Under  the  wrath  of  God  he  lies  : 
He  seals  the  curse  on  his  own  head, 
And  with  a  double  vengeance  dies. 

Watts. 

C.    M.  York,  Reading. 

A  living  Faith. 

1  ]%/TlSTAKEN  souls!  that  dream  of  heaven, 
l'-l     And  make  their  empty  boast 

Of  inward  joys,  and  sins  forgiven, 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust. 

2  Vain  are  our  fancy's   airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead ; 
None  but  a  living  power  unites  • 
To  Christ  the  living  head. 


165 


FAITH. ^Ji3^1  *? 

th  tli  it  ch  mgea  all  the  haart  ; 
i:h  thai  work-  by  love  j 
Tint  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart, 

And  lifts  tin-  thoughts  al 
'Tis  faith  that  conquers  earth  and  hell 

1\   ;i  cell  sti  il  power  ; 
This  is  the  grace  thai  shall  prevail 

In  the  decisive  hour.  Watts. 


t  r*  r*  I*    M«  Bi  li,  Wii.choter. 

l\)l)         Fallk  connected  xcith  Salcatton. 

N(  »T  by  the  1  iv.  >  of  innocence 
arrive  at  heaven  ; 
in  give  ns  no  pretence 
To  have  our  ancienl  sins  forgiven. 

that  we  have  done 
Can  mike   i  wounded  conscience  whole; 
Faith  is  the  grace, — and  faith   alone, — 

Christ,  and  saves  the  soul. 

3  Lord,  I  believe  thy  heavenly  word  ; 

-  mi]  renewed  ; 
I  mourn  lor  sin,  and  tins;  the   Lord, 
To  have  it  pardoned  and  subdued. 

4  O  may  thy  grace  its  power  display; 

i  no  longer  reign  ; 
in  thine  appointed  \\  aj  , 
1  t  my  humble  fiith  be  vain.    Watts. 


ip*  E it!:,  BriJ^e water. 

1  v)  •  Belie  re  and  be  mesh 

1  TW"OT  to  i  men, 

1^1     Did  Christ,  the  Bon  of  God,  appear: 
-  m  his  hand 

nor  thunder  there. 

2  Such  was  the  pity  of  our  6od, 

lb-  loved  tin-  race  of  man  to  well, 
-    n  to  bear  our  load 

OUT  >ouls  from  hell. 

3  Sinners.  !..  ii.-v.    the  Saviour's  word, 

Trust  in  his  mighty  Dame,  and  live  ; 

-  ind  j">  ■  in-  lips  arJord, 
His  hands,  a  thousand  blessings  give. 

4  But  vengeance  and  damnation  lies 

On  rebels  who  refuse  hu  grace  ; 


168, 169      SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 


Who  God's  eternal  Son  despise, 
The  hottest  hell  shall  be  their  place. 

Watt 


168 


C.    M.  Arunde 

Faith  encouraged.     Heb.  xi.  13. 

1  T>ISE,  O  my  soul  ;  pursue  the  path 
JV     By  ancient  worthies  trod; 
Aspirins,  view  those  holy  men,     . 

.Who  lived  and  walked"  with  God. 

2  Though  dead,  they  speak  in  reason's  ear, 

And  in  example  live ; 
Their  faith,  and  hope,  and  mighty  deeds, 
Still  fresh  instruction  give. 

3  'Twas   through    the    Lamb's   most    preciom 

blood, 
They  conquered  every  foe  ; 
And  to  his  power  and  "matchless  grace, 
Their  crowns  of  life  they  owe. 

4  Lord,  may  I  ever  keep  in  view, 

The  patterns  thou  hast  given  ; 
And  ne'er  forsake  the  blessed  road, 
That  led  them  safe  to  heaven.    Needham, 

1  r*(\  L.    M.  Old  Hundred,  Palsy 

Xv)*y     Faith  in  God  in  Time  of  Distress. 

1  ^HOULD  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 
£3     Extend  her  desolating:  reign, 

Nor  spring  her  blooming  beauties  yield, 
Nor  autumn  swell  the  ripening  grain  ; — 

2  Should  lowing  herds,  and  bleating  sheep, 

Around  their  famished  master  die, 
And  hope  itself,  expiring,  weep, 
Whilst  life  deplores  its  last  supply  ; — 

3  Amidst  the  dark,  the  deathfal  scene, 

If  I  can  say,  The  Lord  is  mine, 
Ths  joy  shall  triumph  o'er  the  pain, 
And  glory  dawn,  though  life  decline. 

4  The  God  of  my  salvation  lives  ; 

My  nobler  life  he  will  sustain  ; 
His  word  immortal  vigor  gives, 
Nor  shall  my  hope  or  trust  be  vain. 

Steele. 


FAITH. 170,  171 

»ff\  C-    H«  Bedford,  Braintroe. 

»  vf    T^e  brazen  Serpent,  or  looking  to  Jcsiis. 
^JO  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise 
^     The  brazen  serpent   high  ; 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease, 

The  camp  forebore  to  die. 

Look  upward  in  the  dying  hour, 

"Ami  live!"  the  prophet"  cries  ; 
But  Chrisl  performs  a  nobler  cure, 

When  faith  Lifts  up  her  eyes. 
High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung ! 

High  in  the  heavens  be  reigns! 
Here  Binners,  by  th'  old  serpent  stung, 

Look,  and  forget  their  pains. 
When  God's  own  Bon  is  lifted  up, 

A  d\  ing  world  revives  ; 
TIip  Jews  behold  the  glorious  hope, 

The  expiring  Gentile  lives.  Watts. 

m*  |  8s.  Lambeth. 

«    A  mnqui  rhi <T. 

THE  nomenl  ■  sinner  believes, 
And  trusts  m  his  crucified  God, 
n  .-it  once  i 

Redemption  in  full  through  his  blood. 
'Tis  faith  that  still  bads  us  along, 

And  lives  under  pressure  and  load, 
That  makes  us  in  weakness  more  strong, 

And  draws  the  soul  upward  to  God. 
It  treads  on  the  world  and  on  hell, 

It  vanquishes  death  and  despair; 
And  oh  !  let  u<  wonder  to  tell, 

It  wrestles  and  conquers  by  prayer: 
Permit-  a  vile  worm  of  The  dust. 

With  God  to  eoowiic  as  a  friend; 
To  hope  his  forgiveness  as  just, 

And  look  for  bis  love  to  the  end. 
-  to  the  mountains,  "  Depart," 

That  stand  between  God  and   the  soul;— 
It  binds  up  the  broken  In  heart, 

And  makes  wound,  d  consciences  whole  ; 
Bids  sins  <,f  :i  crimson-like  dye 

Be  spotless  as  snow,  and  as  white  ; 
And  raises  the  sinner  on  high, 

To  dwell  with  the  angels  of  light      Hart. 


172.173      SCRTPTURE  DOCTRINE. 

1  ^Q  p*  M.  Clarendon,  Irish 

X  *  *=-  Looking  at   Things  unseen. 

1  T\^HY  should  the  world's  -alluring  tcys 

*»      Detain  our  hearts  and   eyes, 
Regardless  of  immortal  jays, 
And  strangers  to  the  skies. 

2  These  transient  scenes  will  soon  decay; 

They  fide  upon  the  sight  ; 
And  quickly  will  their  brightest  day 
Be  lost  in  endless  night. 

3  Lord,  send  a  beam  of  light  divine 

To  guide  our  upward  aim  ; 

With  one  reviving  ray  of  thine 

Our  languid  hearts  inflame. 

4  Then  shall,  on  faith's  sublimes!  wing, 

Our  ardent  wishes  ri>e 
To  those  bright  scenes  where  pleasures  spring 
Immortal  in  the  skies. 

Steele. 


REGENERATION. 

I/O  CM.  Winds-r,  Binjor. 

1  /^  AX  aught  beneath  a  powe--  divine 
vy     The  stubborn  will  subdue  ? 

'Tis  thine,  eternal  Spirit,  thine 
To  form  the  heart  anew. 

2  'Tis  thine  the  passions  to  recall, 

And  upward  bid  them  rise  ; 

And  make  the  scales  of  error  fill 

From  reason's  darkened  eyes. 

3  To  chase  the  shades  of  death   away, 

And  bid  the  sinner  live, 
A  beam  of  heaven,  a  viral  ray —  . 
'Tis  thine  alone  to  give. 

4  Oh,  chance  these  wretched  hearts  of  ours, 

And  give  them  life  divine  ; 
Then  shall  our  passions  and  our  powers, 
AJ mighty  Lord,  be  thine 


I REGENERATION'.  174,  175 

tmt  a  C.   M.  Dundee,  Winter. 

t    i  Regeneration. 

SIX.YERS,  this  solemn  truth   regard; 
Hear,  all  ye  sons  of  men  ; 
For  Christ  the  Saviour  hath  declared, 
"  Ye  must  be  bom  again." 
J  Whate'er  might  be  your  birth  or  blood, 
The  sinner's  boast  is  vain  ; 
Thus  saith  the  glorious  Son  of  God, 
M  Ye  must  be  born  again.'' 

3  Our  nature's  totally  depraved — 

The  heart  a  sink  of  un  ; 
Without  a  change  we  can't  be  saved  -, 
11  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

4  Spirit  of  life,  thy  grace  impart, 

And  breathe  on  sinners  slain  ; 
Bear  witness,  Lord,  in  every  heart, 
That  we  are  born  Again.  Hoskins. 

X  I  O  C.    If.  Reading,  Green  wilt 

1  O  TRAIT  Ki  the  way,  the  door  is  strait, 
^     That  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 

'Tis  but  a  few  that  find  the   gate, 
While  crowds  mistake  and  die. 

2  Beloved  self  must  be  denied, 

The  mind  and  will  renewed; 
Passion  suppressed  and  patience  tried, 
And  vain  desires  subdued. 

3  Th«  love  of  gold  be  banished  hence, 

That  vile  idolatry  ; 
And  every  member,  every  sense, 
In  sweet  subjection  lie. 

4  The  tongue,  that  most  unruly  power, 

Requires  a  strong  restraint; 
We  must  be  watchful  every  hour, 
And  pray,  but  never  faint. 

5  Lord!  can  a  feeble,  helpless  worm 

Fulfil  a  task  so  hard? 
Thy  price  must  all  my  work   perform, 

And  pive  the  free  reward  WATT*. 


17b,  177     SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 


PARDON. 

176  CM.  SprinTfield,  WiaJsor. 

1  4S  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung, 
*m  An  1  wept,  and  bled,  and  died, 
He  poured  salvation  on  a  wretch, 

That  languished  at  his  side. 

2  His  crimes,  with  inward  grief  and  shame, 

The  penitent  confessed  ; 
Then  turned  his  dying  eyes  to  Christ, 
And  thus  his  prayer  addre?sed  : 

3  "Jesus,  thou  Son  and  .heir  of  heaven, 

"Thou  spotless  Limb  of  God  ! 
11 1  see  thee  bathed  in  sweat  and  tears, 

"  And  weltering  in  thy  blood. 
A  "  Yet  quickly  from  these  scenes  of  wo, 

"  In  triumph  shalt  thou  rise, 
"Burst  through  the  gloomy  shade*  of  death, 

"  And  shine  above  the  skies. 

5  "  Amid  the  glories  of  that  world, 

"  Dear  Saviour,  think  on  me, 
"  And  in  the  victories  of  thy  death 
"  Let  me  a  sharer  be." 

6  His  prayer  the  dying  Jesus  hears, 

And  instantly  replies, 
"To-day  thy  parting  soul  shall  be 
"With  me  in  paradise."  Stf.n-xstt. 

L.    M.  Batli,  Armley. 

Pardoning  Grace. 

1  T^ROM  deep  distress,  and  troubled  thoughts, 
-T    To  thee,  my  God,  I  raise  my  cries: 

If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults, 
No  flesh  can*  stand  before  thine  eyes. 

2  But  thou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  grace, 

Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there  ; 
That  sinners  may  approach  thy  face, 
And  hope  and  "love,  as  well  as  fear. 

3  My  trust  is  fixed  upon  thy  word, 

Nor  shall  I  trust  thy  word  in  vain  j 
Let  mourning  souls  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain 


177 


PARDON.  178,  179 


4  Great  is  his  love,  and  lame  his  grace, 
Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son  ; 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways, 
And  pardons  what  cur  hands  have  done. 
Watts. 


178 


O.    M.        Colchester,  St.  Martin'*. 
Free  Pardon  and  sincere  Obedience.     Ps.  32. 
1  TTAPPV  the  man  to  whom  his  God 
A'    No  more  imputes  his  sin  ; 
But,  washed  in   his  Redeemer's  blocd, 
Hath  made  his  garments  clean  ! 
9  Happy,  beyond  expression,  he 

Whose  debts  art'  thus  discharged  ; 
And.  from  the  guilty  bondage  free, 
He  feels  his  soul  enlarged. 

3  His  spirit  hates  deceit  and  lies, 

His  words  ;irc  all  sincere  ; 
!    He  guards  bis  heart,  he  guards  his  eyes, 
To  keep  hi-  conscience  dear. 

4  While  I  my  inward  gnilt  suppressed, 

No  quiet  could   1   find  ; 
Thy  wrath  lay  burning  in  my  breast, 
And   racked   my  tortured  mind. 

5  Then  I  confessed  my  troubled  thoughts, 

My  secret  sins  revealed  ; 
Thy  pardoning  grace  forcrave  my  faults, 
Thy  irrnce  my  pardon  seated. 

6  This  shall  invite  thy  saints  to  pray; 

When,  like  a  raging  flood, 
I    Temptations  rise,  our  strength  and  stay 

Is  a  forcivinir  God.  Watt*. 

R«    M.  Canterbury,  Want*** 

1  UmV  f)ft'  aIas  !  t,lis  retched  "eart 
Al   Has  wandered  from  the  Lord  I 
How  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 

Forgetful  of  his  word  I 

2  Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls— "  Return  ;•" 

Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come? 
My  vile  ingratitude  Tmourn  : 
O  take  the  wanderer  home. 
}  And  canst  tbou — wilt  thou  yet  forgive, 
And  bid  my  crimes  remove  ? 


179 


180  SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 


And  shall  a  pardoned  rebel  live, 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love  ? 

4  Almighty  grace,-  thy  irealinz  power, 

How  glorious— how  divine  ! 
That  can  to  life  and  bliss  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine. 

5  Thy  pardoning  love— so  free— so  sweet — 

Dear  Saviour,  I  adore  ; 
O  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more.  Steele. 


JUSTIFICATION. 


180 


H.   M.  Weymov 

.1     4  RISE,  mv  soul,  arise, 

-tl  Shake  off  thy  guilty  fears, 
The  bleeding  Sacrifice 

In  my  behalf  appears; 
Before  the  throne  my  Surety  stands, 
My  name  is  written  on  his  hands. 

2  He  ever  lives  above. 

For  me  to  intercede  ; 
His  all-redeeming  lvve. 

His  precious  blood  to  plead  ; 
His  blood  atoned  for  all  our  race, 
And  sprinkles  now  the  throne  of  grace. 

3  Five  bleeding  wounds  he  bears, 

Received  on  Calvary  ; 
They  pour  effectual  prayers, 

They  strongly  speak  for  me  : 
Forgive  him,  O  forgive,  they  cry, 
Nor  let  that  ransomed  sinner  die  ! 

4  The  Father  hears  him  pray, 

His  dear  anointed  One: 
He  cannot  turn  away 

The  presence  of  his  Son  : 
His  Spirit  answers  to  the  blood, 
And  tells  me  I  am  born  of  God. 

5  My  God  is  reconciled, 

His  pardoning  voioe  I  tear; 


JUSTIFICATION.         181,  182 

He  owns  me  for  Ii is  child, 
I  can  no  longer  fear  ; 
With  confidence  I  now  draw  nigh, 
And  Father,  Abba,  Father,  cry. 

Meth.  Coll. 


C.    -M.  York,  Turner. 

Spiritual  Apparel. 


181 

1     4  WAKE,  my  heart,  arise  my  tongue. 
A   Prepare  a  tuneful  voice: 
In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

he  adorned  my  naked  soul, 
And  made  salvation  mine  ; 
Upon  a  poor  polluted  worm 
Ik  makes  his  graces  shine. 

3  Hew  far  the  heavenly  robe  exceeds 

What  earthly  princes  wear! 

ornaments,  how  bright  they  shine! 
How  white  the  garments  are! 

4  The  Spirit  wrought  by  faith  and  love, 

-    'r°  j 
But  J  ■  is  life,  to  work 

The  robe  of  righteousness. 

g<  ly,  my  soul,  art  thou  arrayed 
By  •  red  Th^ee  ! 

In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  powers  Watts-. 


182 


S.    St.  Watchman. 


1  tfOW  can  a  sinner  know 
-Tl-    His  sins  on  e.irth  forgiven? 
How  can   my   gracious  Saviour  show 

My  name   inscribed  in  heaven  ? 

2  What  we  have  felt  and  seen 

With  confidence  we  tell  ; 
And  publish  to  men 

The  signs  infallible. 

3  We,  who  in  Christ  believe 

That  he  for  us  hath  died, 
We  all  oil  unknown  peace  receive, 
And  feel  his  blood  applied. 
A  Exults  our  rising  soul, 

Disburdened  of  her  load, 


183.  184     SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 

And  swells  unutterably  full 
Of  glory  and  of  God . 

5  His  love,  surpassing  far 

Th°  love  of  all  beneath, 
We  find  within  our  hearts,  and  dare 
The  pointless  darts'  of  der.th. 

6  Stronger  than  death  or  hell 

The  sacred  power  we  prove  ; 
And,  conquerors  of  the  world,  we  dwell 
In  heaven,  who  dwell  in  love. 

Meth.  Coll. 

]QO  ('    :]'  Abrid re,  Bedford. 

■  O'J     Justification  by  Faith,  not  by   Works. 

1  ¥7"AIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 

▼     On  their  own  works  have  built , 
Their  hearts  by  nature  all  unclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt. 

2  Let  Jew  and  Gentile  stop  their  mouths, 

Without  a  murmuring  word, 
And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now, 
Since  to  convince  and  to  condemn 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorous  is  thy  grace! 

When  in  thy  name  v.e  trust, 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness, 
That  makes  the  sinner  just.  Watts. 


GRACE. 


X  O  x  G.   Bf.  Arlington,  Springfield. 

1  A  MAZING  grace!  how  sweet  the  sound 
x*.  That  saved  a  wretch  like  me! 

I  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found-r- 
Was  blind,  but  now  I  see. 

2  'Twas  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear, 

And  grace  my  fears  relieved  ; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 
The  hour  I  first  believed. 


graph. 185,   [86 

3  Through  many  dangers,  toils,  and  snares, 

1  have  already  come  ; 
*Tis  grace  that  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  And  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail, 

And  mortal   life  sh;ill  C( 
I  shall   possess  within   t\ 
A  life  of  joy  and  peaee.  KswToir. 

1Q  p  S-   M.  Shii land,  Rutland. 

OO  Salvation  bij   Grace. 

1  fiRAC'E!  'tis  a  charming  sound, 
vJ  Harmonious  to  the  eai '. 
Heaven  with  the  echo    hall  resound, 

And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 

To  save  rebellious  man  ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  irrace  display, 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  led   my  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road  ; 
And  new  suppln-s  each  hour,  I  meet, 
While  pressing  <m  to  Cod. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  d 
It  lays  in  heaVen  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

DODDRIDOC. 

1QS*  F:iy.  Svpnen?. 

O'j     Bij  the  Grace  of  Gc<l,  I  am  what  I  am. 

1  /"i  HEAT  God,  'tis  from  thy  sovereign  grace, 
vJ  That  all  my  hlessings  flow  ; 
Whate'er  I  am,  or  do  po 

I  to  thy  mercy  owe. 

2  'Tis  this  my  powerful  lusts  control, 

And   pardons  all   my  sins  ! 
Spread^  lit'.-  and  COinfort  through  my  soul, 
And  makes  my  nature  clean. 

3  'Tis  this  upholds  me  while  I  live, 

Supports  me  When   I   die  ; 
And  hence  ten  thousand  saints  receive 
Their  all,  as  well  as  I. 

Winchell's  Sel. 


187.  188     SCRIPTURE  DOCTRIXE. 

IQ^  CM.  Braintree,  Rochester. 

O  f  Salvation  by  Grace. 

1  T   ORD,  we  confess  our  numerous  faults; 
L*  How  great  our  guilt  has  been  ! 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  our  lives  were  sin. 
-2  But,  O  my  soul,  for  ever  praise, 
For  ever  love  his  name, 
Who  turns  thy  feet  from  dangerous  ways 
Of  folly,  sin  and  shame. 

3  'Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God 

That  all  our  hopes  begin  ; 
'Tis  by  the  water  a^d  the  blood 
Our  gouIs  are  washed  from  sin. 

4  'Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death, 

Who  hung  upon  the  tree, 
The  Spirit  is  sent  down  to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 

5  Raised  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew; 

And,  justified  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face.  Wjltti. 


188 


PERSEVERANCE. 

L.  M.  Old  Hundred,  Chester. 

1  TESUS,  my  Saviour  and  my  God, 

«J    Thou  hast  redeemed  me  with   thy  blood  : 
By  ties  both  natural  and  divine, 
I  am,  and  ever  will  be  thine. 

2  But,  ah  !   should  my  inconstant  heart, 
Ere  I'm  aware,  from  thee  depart, 
What  dire  reproach  would  fall  on  me,. 
For  such  ingratitude  to  thee  ! 

3  The  thought  I  dread,  the  crime  I  hate, 
The  guilt^  the  shame  I  deprecate  : 
And  yet,  so  mighty  are  my  foes, 

I  dare  not  trust  my  warmest  vows. 

4  Pity  my  frailty,  dearest  Lord  ; 
Grace  in  the  needful  hour  afford  ; 


SANCTIFICATION.         139     190 


O  steel  tli is  timorous  beart  of  mine 
With  fortitude  and  love  divine. 
5  So  shall  I  triumph  o'er  ray  tears, 
And  «ather  joys  from  all  my  tears  : 
So  shall  1  to  the  wed  1  proclaim 
The  honors  of  the  Christian  name,  s'tennett. 


189 


C.    M.    Peterborough,  Cambridge. 

1  FTNSHAKEN  as  the  sacred  hill, 
^    And  fixed  as  mountains  he, 
Firm  as  a  rock,  the  soul  shall  rest, 

That  leans,  O  Lord  on  thee. 

2  Not  walls  nor  hills  could  guard  so   well 

Old  Salem's  happy  ground, 

As  ;hose  eternal  arms  of  love, 

That  every  saint  surround. 

3  Deal  gently,  Lord  with  sou  Is  sincere, 

And   lead   them   safely  on 
To  the  bright  natr-<  of  paradise, 
Where  Christ  their  Lord  is  gone. 

4  Hut  if  we  trace  those  crooked  way  a 

Which  the  i  drew, 

The  wrath  that  drove  him  first  to  hell, 
Shall  smite  his  followers  too.-  Watti. 


190 


S  A  N  C  T  I  F  I  C  A  T  ION. 

C.    M.  Cambridge,  Irish- 

A  State  of  future  and  of  Grace. 

1  TVOT  tin-  malicious  nor  profane, 
-L^l    The  wanton,  nor  the  proud, 

Nor  thieve-,  nor  shnrViers  '-hall  obtain 
The  kingdom  of  our  (.(..I. 

2  Surprising  trrace  !  and  such  were  we 

By  nature  and  by  sin, 

i  f  Immortal  ui 
Unholy  and  unclean. 

li  But   we  are  washed   in  Jesus'  hlood, 
We're  pardoned  through  his  name: 
And  the  {mod  Spirit  of  our  Cod 
Has  sanctified  our  frame. 


191.192    SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 


4  O  for  a  persevering  power 

To  keep  thy  just  commands! 
We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more. 

No  more  pollute  our  hands.  Watts. 

mL.    If.      Eren:ford,  New  Sabbath. 
Holiness  and  Grace. 

1  ^O  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
O   The  holy  gospel  we  profess  ; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honors  of  our  Saviour  God  ; 
When  the  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride  ; 
Whilst  justice,  temperance,  truth  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord  ; — 
And  Faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

Watts. 


REDEMPTION. 


192 


L.    ML  WinchMter,  Eaton. 

Redemptioii  by  Christ  alone. 

1  T^NSLAVED  by  sin.  and  bound  in  chains 
Hi  E*neath  its  dreadful  tyrant  sway, 
And  doomed  to  everlasting  pains, 

We  wretched  .guilty  captives  lay. 

2  Jesus,  the  Lord,  the  mighty  God, 

An  'all-sufficient  ransom  paid  : 

Invalued  price  !  his  precious  blood, 

For  vile  rebellious  traitors  shed. 

3  Jesus  the  sacrifice  became, 

To  rescue  guilty  souls  from  hell  : 
The  spotless,"  bleeding,  dying  Lamb, 
"  Beneath  avenging  justice  fell 


ADOPTION.  193 


*  Amazing  goodness!  love  divine  ! 
O  may  our  grateful  hearts  adore 
The  matchless  grace  ;  nor  yield  to  sin, 
Nor  wear  its  cruel  fetters  more.      Steels. 


ADOPTION. 


193 


Quiocjr. 


Privileges  of  Adoption. 

BLESSED  are  the  sons  of  God  ; 
They  are  bought  with  Christ's  own  blood. 

They  are  ransomed  from  the  grave  ; 

Life  eternal  they  shall  have  : 

With  them  numbered  may  we   be, 

Here,  and  la  eternity. 
\  They  are  justified  by  grace  ; 

They  enjoy  a  solid  peace  ; 
1    All  their  sins  are  washed  away  ; 

They  «naiJ  stand  in  God's  great  day: 
,   With  them  numbered  may  we  be, 

Here,  and  In  eternity. 
I  They  produce  the  fruits  of  grace, 

In  the  works  of  righteousness  ; 

They  are  harmless,  meek,  and  mild, 

Holy,  blameless,  undefiled  : 

With  them  numbered  may  we  be, 

Here,  and  in  eternity. 
I  Tlu-y  are  lights  upon  the  earth, 

Children  of  a  heavenly  birth  ; 

One  with  God,  with  Jesus  one  ; 

Glory  is  in  them  begun  : 

With  them  numbered  may  we  be, 

Here,  and  in  eternity.  Humphrey. 


194.  195     SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINE. 


194 


SALVATION. 

C.    M.  Devize?,  Cambridge. 

Salvation. 

1  (^ALVATIOX!  O,  the  joyful  sound! 
£3   'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears  ; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial,  for  our  fears. 
+2  Buried  in  sorrow,  and  in  sin, 
At  hell's  dark  door  we    lay  ; 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 
3  Salvation  !  let  the  echo  "fly 
The  spacious  earth    around, 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound.  Watts. 


PRECIOUS    PROMISES. 

1  A  ^  115.  Portuguese  Hymn. 

J.  %jO  Precious  Pro7nises. 

I  TTOW  firm  a  foundation, ye  saints  of  the  Lord, 
-O-  Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  word! 
What  more  can  hi  say  than  to  you  he  hath  said, 
You  who  unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have  fled  ? 

•2  Fear  wot,  I  am  with  thee,  O  be  not  dismayed  ; 
I  now  am  thy  God,  and  will  still  sive  thee  aid  ; 
I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee  to 

stand, 
Upheld  by  my  righteous,  omnipotent  hand. 

o  When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee  to  go, 
The  rivers  of  wo  shall  not  thee  overflow  ; 
For  I  will  be  with  thee,  thy  troubles  to  bless, 
And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

4  When  through  fiery  trials  thy  path-way  shall 

lie, 

My  grace  all-sufficient  shall  be  thy  supply ; 

The  flames  shall  not  hurt  thee  ;  I  only  design 

Thy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 


THE  GOSPEL  CALL.       19C,  197 

Even    down  to  old  age,  all  my  people    shall 

prove 
Impartial,  eternal,  an  changeable  love  ; 
And    when    hoary    hairs  shall    their  temples 

adorn. 
Like  lambs  they  shall   .-till  in  my  bosom  be 

borne. 
The  soul  that  on  Jesus  doth  lean  for  repose, 
I  will  not,   I  will   not,  desert  to  his  Iocs  ; 
That    sou!,  though  all  hell    should    endeavor 

to  shake. 
I'll  never,  no  novel,  no  never,  forsake. 


THE    GOSPEL  CALL. 


196 


L.  M.  pir?. 

]    /"<n\|  feast  ; 

v-      1  juest: 

.  not  one  be  left  behind, 
l  rod  bath  bidden  all  mankind. 
>m  God  reeeh 
maj   come  t  i  (  hnst,  and  live : 
O  let  hi>  b>ve  your  hearts    constrain, 
ier  him  to  die  in  vain  ! 
e  is  mighty  to  compel  ; 
Jii-  i  onquering  love  consent  to  I 
Yield  to  his  love's  resistless  power. 
And  tight  against  your  God  no  more. 

4  Bee  bim  Bet  forth  before  your  i 
That  precious,  bleeding  sacrifice! 
Hi<  offered  benefits  embnu  e, 

And  Creel]   now  I"-  Baved  by  crrace ! 

5  Tbii  Is  the  time  ;  no  more  delay! 
This  i>  the  acceptable  day  ; 
Come  in  tins  moment  at  his  call, 
And  live  for  him  who  died   for  all. 

Ms  i  h.  Coll. 


197 
H 


I'.    »■  Invitation. 


ry  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nigh; 
Tis  God  invites  the  fallen  race  ; 


198  THE  GOSPEL  CALL. 


Mercy  and  free  salvation  buy, 
Buy  wine,  and  milk,  and  gospel  grace. 

2  "  Why  seek  ye  that  which  is  not  bread, 

"  Nor  can  your  hungry  souls  sustain ; 
"On  ashes,  husks,  and  air,  ye  feed; 
"Ye  spend  your  little  all  in  vain. 

3  u  In  search  of  empty  joys  below,' 

"  Ye  toil  with  unavailing  strife  ; 
"Whither,  ah!  whither  would,  ye  go? 
"  I  have  the  words  of  endless  life- 

4  "  Hearken  to  me  with  earnest  care, 

"  And  freely  eat  substantial  food  ; 

"  The  sweetness  of  my  mercy  share, 

"  And  taste  that  I  alone  am  good. 

5  "  I  bid  you  all  my  goodness  prove, 

"  My  promises  for  all  are  free  : 
"  Come,  taste  the  manna  of  my  love, 
"  And  let  your  souls  delight  in  me. 

6  "  Your  willing  ear  and  heart  incline, 

"  My  words  believimily  receive  ; 
"  Quickened,  your  souls,  by  faith  divine, 
"  An  everhistins  life  shall  live."  Weslev 

C.   M.  Rochester,  Bralntree 

Invitation  of  the   Gospel. 

1  T   ET  every  mortal  ear  attend, 
*-*     And  every  heart  rejoice  1 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel   sounds, 

With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Ho  !  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 

Who  feed  upon  the  wind, — 
And  vainly  strive,  with  earthly  toys, 
To  fill  an  empty  mind  ; — 

3  Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast ; 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision   taste. 

4  Ho  !  ye  who  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die  ; 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  all  the  day  ; 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away.  Wattj, 


198 


THE  GOSPEL  CALL.         100.200 


lis  k,   ]\9.  St.  Michael'*. 


199 

THY  faithfulness,  Lord,  each   moment  we 
find, 

Bo  true  to  thy  word,  so  loving  and  kind; 
to  all  th«'  lost  race, 
nder  may  turn  and  find  grace. 
The  mercy  I  feel,  to  i  thers  I  show, 
is  i<  true  : 
may  find  favor,  who  come  at  his  call  ; 
O  come  to  my  Saviour,  his  grace  is    for  all. 
i   what  was  lost,  from  heaven  he  came. 

trust  in  Jesus's  name  ! 
--  you   pardon;  he  bids  you    be    tree; 
•*If  sin  be  y<"ir  burden,  0  come  unto   me!" 
mend  my  Saviour  to  you  ; 

nd,  and  Advocate  too  ; 
ing  his  merits  and  death. 
iterceding  for  sinners  beneath. 
3  Then  let  u<  submit,  his  grace  to  receive  ; 
Fall  down  at  hifl  feet,  and  pladly  believe: 

;ire  forgiven,  t"  r  Jesus's  Bake  : 
Our  title  to  heaven,  hit  merits  we  take. 

Mstm.  Coll. 


7s.  Hl.  jj,  'hia;,  Warren. 


200 

1  nPl'RX.  he  cries,  ye  sinners,  turn  : 

1    Py  his  Life  your  God  hath  sworn, 
lie  would  have  you  turn  and  live; 

ild  all  the  world  receive  ; 
If  your  de;ith  were   his  delight, 

:  he  you  to  life  invite  ? 
Would  he  ask,  beseech,  and  cry, 
Why  will  ye  reserve  to  die  .; 

2  Sinners,  turn,  while  God  is  near  : 
Dare  not  think  him  insincere  ■ 

Now,  even  now,  your  Saviour   stands, 
All  day  long  be  spreads  hi<  hands  ; 

'.  dl  not  happy   be  ; 
14  No,  >e  will  not  come  to  me; 
"  Me,  who  lit.-  t*i  none  d^n\  : 
'•  Win    will  ye  resolve  t..  die.?*! 


201,  202  ALARMING. 


3  Can  ye  doubt  if  God  is  love  ? 
If  to  all  his  bowels  move? 
Will  ve  not  his  icurd  receive  .' 
Will  ye  not  his  OATH*  believe  ? 
See,  the  suffering  God  appears  ; 
Jesus  weeps  !  believe  his.  tears  : 
Mingled  with  his  blood  they  cry, 
"  Why  will  ve  resolve  to  die  ?" 


Meth.  Coll. 


201 


ALARMING. 

L.   M.  Armley,  Windham. 

Sin  and  .Misery  connected. 

1  /~|H,  wretched  souls  are  they,  who  hear 
w  With  scoru,  the  sound  of  gospel  grace j 
For  sorrow  walks  along  with  sin, 

Although  they  keep  not  equal  pace. 

2  How  blindly  sinners  grasp  their  chains! 

And  yet  of  freedom  vainly  boast ; 
They  look  for  happiness  and  peace, 
Nor  think  by  sin  their  peace  is  lost. 

3  Approaching  vice  is  decked  in  charms, 

And  smiles  with  promises  of  gain  ; 
No  sooner  past — its  joys  are  fled, 
And  all  its  pleasures  changed  to  pain. 

4  Sinners  may  for  a  time  rejoice — 

Till  storms  of  threatened  wrath  arise — 
Till  justice  grasp  the  avenging  sword  ; 
And  then  the  wretch,  the  sinner,  dies. 

Steward. 


202 


L.    M.  Danven,  Windham. 

*  Reflection. 
LAS,  alas  !  how  blind  I've  been  ! 


Sportive  I  sailed  the  sensual   tide, 

Thoughtless  of  God,  whom  I  defied. 
2  I  heard  of  heaven,  I  heard  of  hell, 

Where  bliss  and  wo  eternal  dwell  ; 
«  But  mocked  the  threats  of  truth  divine. 

And  scorned  the  place  where  angels  shine 


.1  Ij.'lIl.Ul  .> 


3  The  alluring  world  controlled  my  choice  ; 
When  conscience  spoke,  I  hushed  its  voice  ; 
Securely  laughed  along  the  road, 

Which  napless  millions  first  had  trod. 

4  Now  the  Almighty  (Jod  comes  near, 
And   makes  me  shake  with  awful  fear; 
His  terrors  all  my  strength  exhaust, 
My  fear  grows  high,  my  peace  is  lost. 

5  With  keen  remorse  1  feel   my  wound, 
And  seem  to  Hear  the  dreadful  sound, 

"  Depart  from  me,  thou   wretch  undone, 
"Go  reap  thy  sin,  and  feel  my  frown." 

6  Thus  ends  my  thoughtless,  mirthful  life, 
Filled  up  with  folly,  guilt  and  strife  ; 
Perhaps  I  sink  to  endless  pain, 

of  joy  again. 


Ci    Mi  Elgin,  Funeral  II; ;mn. 

■frr. 


203 

1  A  LL  ye  who  laugh  and  sport  with  death, 
■t\   And   .-.iv,  tii.  re  i<   no  hell  ; 

The  pasp  of  your  expiring  breath 
Will  -''inl  you  t!i< •:■»    i"  dw  •  II. 

2  When  iron  slumbers  hind  your  flesh, 

With  strange  surprise  you'll  rind 
Immortal  \  igor  spring  si 

And  tortures  wake  the  mind  ! 

3  Then  you'll  confess,  the  frightful  names 

Of  plag  irned  before, 

Xu  more  Bhall  look  like  idle  dreams-, 
Like  foolish  tales  no  more. 

4  Then  shall  ye  enrse  that  fatal  day, 

With  rlames  upon  your  tongues, 
When  yon  exchanged  your  souls  away 
For  vanity  and   90  Watts. 

£yf\A  (   •    "•  Barby,  Dundee. 

—  U  r  Rrproof  to  the  Carnal. 

1  A  WAKE,  arise,  ye  stupM  souls; 
x»-  No  longer  waste  your  breath 

In  carnal  Joys,  and   sensual  bowls, 
Sn  near  eternal  death. 

2  Ye  little  think  those  hours  you  ?pend 

In  laughter  and  in  mirth, 


205,  206  ALARMING. 


Will  bring  all  pleasures  to  an  end, 
And  close  in  endless  death. 

3  Then  He  who  made  you  will  detest 

Your  nature  and  your  name, 
Who  might  have  been  for  ever  blest 
With  heaven's  immortal  fame. 

4  O  turn,  ye  poor  deluded  men, 

And  seek  for  joys  above  ; 
Why  will  ye  choose  eternal  pain, 
Before  eternal  love?  Alline. 

£")f\  **  "k*   ^'  Leydcn,  Luton. 

J»\)0        The  aright  comcth.    John  ix.  4. 

1  A  WAKE,  awake,  my  sluggish  soul; 
<£*■  Awake,  and  view  the  setting  sun  ; 
See  how  the  shades  of  death  advance, 

Ere  half  the  task  of  life  is  done. 

2  Death  ! — 'tis  an  awful,  solemn  sound  ; 

Oh,  let  it  wake  the  slumbering  ear  ! 
Apace  the  dreadful  conqueror  comes, 
With  all  his  pale  companion?  near. 

3  Thy  drowsy  eyes  will  soon  be  closed, — 

These  friendly  warnings  heard  no  more  j 
Soon  will  the  mighty  Judge  approach  ; 
E'en  now  he  stands  before  the  door. 

4  To-day  attend  his  gracious  voice  ; 

This  is  the  summons  that  he  sends — 
uAwake, — for  on  this  transient  hour 
"  Thy  long  eternity  depends." 

Heginbotham. 


206 


S.   If.  Aylesbury,  Orange. 

Few  saved.     Luke  xiii.  23. 


1  "p|ESTRUCTrOX'S  dangerous  road 
JL/  What  multitudes  pursue  ! 
While  that  which  leads  the  soul  to  God 
Is  known  or  sought  by  few. 
S  Believers  find  the  way 

Through  Christ  the'  living  gate  ; 
But  those  who  hate  this  holy  way 
Complain  it  is  too  strait. 
3  If  self  must  be  denied, 

And  sin  no  more  caressed, 
They  rather  choose  the  way  that's  wide, 
And  strive  to  think  it  best. 


ALARMfNG.  207,  208 


Encompassed  by  a  throng, 

On  numbers  they  depend  ; 
They  say,  so  many  can't  be  wrong, 

And  miss  a  happy  end. 
But  bear  the  Saviour's  word, 

"  3trive  for  the  heavenly  gate  ; 
"Many  will  call  upon  the  Lord, 

••  And  find  their  cries  too  late." 
J  Obey  the  gospel  call, 

And  enter  while  you  may  ; 
The  flock  of  Christ  is  always  small, 

And  none  arc  safe  but  they. 
I  Loid,  open  sinners'  eyes, 

Their  awful  Btate  to  see  ; 
And  make  them,  ere  the  storm  arise, 

To  thee  tor  Xewtos. 

?%(\~'  !-      Ln'her's  Hvmn,  Old  Hundred. 

£V)  i  Tk   Wreck  qf  Mature.    fea.  xxiv.  18—20. 

1  ffOW  great,  how  terrible  that  God, 
-11  Who  shakes  creation  with  his  nod! 

1  nature's  frame, 
fc   Sink  in  one  uniTersal  flame. 

2  Where  now,  oh  !  where  .-hall  sinners  seek 
For  shelter  In  the  g<  neral  wreck? 

!    Shall  felling  rocks  be  o'er  them  thrown? 
ing  down  ! 

J  In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cry  ; 
In  lakes  of  liquid  fire  th  - 
There,  on  the  flaming  billows  tossed, 
For  ever — oh  !  for  ever  lost  ! 

1  But  saints,  undaunted  and  serene, 
With  <  aim:.  dreadful  scene; 

Their  Saviour  lives,  the  worlds  expire, 
And  earth  and  ire  in  lire. 

•">  friend, 
To  thee  my  all  I  dare  commend  : 
Thou  canst  preserve  my  feeble  soul, 
When  lightnings  blaze  from  pole  to  pole. 

Pass.  Davie*. 


208 
H 


L.    M.  Luton,  Ellcntbropc-, 

To-day.     Ileb.  iv.  7. 
ASTEX,  O  sinner,  to  be  wise, 
And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  gun  ; 


209,  210  ALARMING. 


The  longer  Wisdom  you  despise, 
The  harder  is  she  "to  be  won. 

2  Oh,  hasten,  mercy  to  implore, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  thy  season  should  be  o'er, 
Before  this  evening's  coarse  be  run. 

3  Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  return, 

And  stay  not  for  the.  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  thy  lamp  should  fail  to  burn, 
Before  the  needful  work  is  done. 

4  Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  be  blest, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  the  curse  should  thee  arrest, 
Before  the  morrow  is  begun. 


L.    sd.         Miceirn:?,  Windham. 


209 

1  TTEAR,  O  ye  careless  sinners,  hear  ! 
Aj»-  This  life  is  short,  and  death  -is  near; 
Soon  will  you  leave  this  mortal  shore, 
And  all  your  gods  will  be  no  more.   . 

2  In  vain  you  hope  in  earth  to  find 
Pleasures  to  satisfy  the  mind  ; 
For  surely  all  the  joys  of  earth 
Will  leave  you  at  the  hour  of  death. 

3  0  leave  the  world's  delusive  road, 
And  seek  the  favor  of  your  God  ; 

! -  e  bids  you  welcome  to  a  feast  ; 

Come,  taste,  and  be  for  ever  blest.    Allixe. 

210  S.  Mi     Dunbar,  Littte  Marlborough. 

Preparation  for  the  Judgment.     Rev.  xx.  11. 

1  XT^W  will  my  heart  endure 
-O-  The  terrors  of  that  day, 

When  earth  and  heaven,  before  the  Judge, 
Astonished  shrink  away  I 

2  Eut  ere  that  trumpet  shakes 

The  mansions  of  the  dead, 
Hark  !  from  the  gospel's  cheering  sound, 
What  joyful  tidings  spread! 

3  Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace, 

Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear; 
,Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 


ALARMING.  211,  212 

4  So  shall  that  curse  rem 

By  which  the  Saviour  hied  ; 
And  the  la<t  awful  day  shall  pour 
His  blessings  on  your  head.       Doddkitge. 


211 


C.   M.  H  wrapft,  C  ur.bri !  -c. 

The  rich  Worldling.     Luke  xii.  1C — 21. 

1  "  "IIY  l>arns  are  full,  my  store.>  increase  ; 

1TJ.   "And  now,  for  many  yt 

.  eat,  and  drink,  and  take  thine  ease, 
"Secure  from  wants  and   feirs." 

2  Thus  while  a  worldling  boasted  once. 

my  now  presume, 
He  heard  the  Lord  himself  pronounce 
His  sudden  awful    doom  :  — 

3  "This  Bight,  vain  fool,  thy  soul  must  pass 

"  Into  a  world  unknown  : 
"And  who  sluill  then  the  stores  possess, 
-•Which  thou  hast  called  thine  own?" 

4  Tims  blinded  aiectalfl  fondly  scheme 

For  I  iw  ; 

Till  death  destroys  the  pleasing  dream, 
And  they  awake  I  NxwToir. 


212 


ToabrUtge,  I 

the  accepted   Tune. 

1  TVOW  is  the  time,  the  accepted  hour  ; 
-L^    O  sinner-^,  come  away  ; 

The  Saviour's  knocking  at  ycur  door  ; 
\i ise  with*  nl  delay. 

2  Oh!  don't  refuse  to  give  him  room, 

i  Iraw  ; 
He'll  then  in  robes  of  vengeance  come 
To  execute  hi<  law. 

3  Then  where,  poor  mortals,  will  you  be, 

If  destitute  of  grace, 

i  you  your  injured  Judge  shall  see, 
And    - 

4  Oh!  could  you  shun  that  dreadful  sight, 

How  would  you   wi<li  to  tiy 
To  the  dark  night, 

From  that  all* searching  i 
I  The  dead,  awaked,  must  all  appear, 
And  you  among  them  stand, 


213,  214  ALARMING. 


Before  the  great  impartial  bar, 
Arraigned  at  Christ's  left  hand. 
6  Let  not  these  warnings  be  in  vain, 
But  lend  a  listening  ear  ] 
Lest  you  should  meet  them  all  again, 
When  wrapped  in  keen  despair. 

Cowper. 


Qj  Q  L.    M.  Mnnmoirtb,  Darwen. 

AlO  The  Fig-tree.     Mark  xi.    23. 

1  (f"kNE  awful  word  which  Jesus  spoke 
vJ  Against  the  tree  which  bore  no  fruit, 
More  dreadful  than  the  lightning's  stroke, 

Blasted  and  dried  it  to  the  root. 

2  How  many,  who  the  gospel-hear, 

Whom  Satan  blinds  and   sin  deceives, 

May  with  this  withered  tree  compare  !— 

They  yield  no  fruit,  but  only  leaves. 

3  Knowledge,  and  zeal,  and  gifts,  and  talk, 

Unless  combined  with  faith  and  love. 
And  witnessed  by  a  cospel  walk, 
Will  not  a  true  profession  prove. 

4  Without  such  fruit  as  God  expects, 

Knowledge  will  make  our  state  the  worse  j 
The  fruitless  sinners  be  rejects, 
And  soon  will  blast  them  with  his  curse. 
Newrpw. 


214 


L.   M.  Babylon,  Woburn. 

The  Sinner  iceighed,  and  found  wanting.  Dan.  v.  27. 

1  T>  AISE,  thoughtless  sinner,  raise  thine  eve — 
XV  Behold  God's  balance  lifted  high  ! 
There  shall    his  justice  be  displayed, 

And  there  thy  hope  and  life  be  weighed. 

2  See  in  one  scale  his  perfect  law  ; 

Mark  with  whit  force  its  precepts  draw : 
Wouldst  thou  the  awful  test  sustain  ? — 
Thy  works  how  light !  thy  thoughts  how  vain  ! 

3  Behold  the  hand  of  God  appears, 
To  trace  those  dreadful  characters  ; 
".Tekel — thy  soul  is  wanting  found, 

"  And  wrath  shall  smite  thee  to  the  ground'" 


ALARMING.  215,  216 


4  Let  sadden  Oar  thy  nerves  unbrace  ; 
Let  horror  shake  thy  tottering  knees  ; 
Through  ail  thy  thoughts  lei  anguish  roll, 
Ami  dt  ep  repentance  melt  thy  soul. 

5  One  only  hope  may  yet  prevail — 
Christ  has  a  weight  to  turn  the  scale; 
Still  dots  the  gospel  publish  i" 

And  show  a  Saviour's  righteousness. 

6  Great  God,  exert  thy  power  to  save; 

•  on  the  heart  those  truths  engrave; 
The  pondero  -    dt  remove, 

That  trembling  lips  may  sing  thy  love. 

Doddridge. 

£Y*J  7&  Norwich. 

1  ^LEK,  my  soul,  the  narrow  gate; 
^  Enter,  ere  it  be  too  1 

Manj 

When  ton  late  to  offer  prayer. 

2  God   from  mercy's  sear  shall  rise, 
And   tor  ever  bar  the  skies  ; 

.  though  sinners  cry  without, 
lb-  v  ill  saj ,  ••  l  know  \  ou  not." 

3  Mournfully  will  they  exclaim, 

.  we  have  professed  thy  name; 
M  We  have  ate  with  thee,  and  heard 
"Heavenly  teaching  in  thy  word." 

4  Vain,  alas  !   will  be  their  plea, 
Workers  of  iniquity  ; 

lot — 
Christ   will  say,  "  I    know  you  not." 

7a.  Mi:dleton,  Fie)  el's. 

Sinn  ■  meet  God. 

1  Q  INNER,  air  thou  -nil  secure? 
^  Wilt  thou  sriii  refuse  to  pray? 
ran  thy  heart  or  band  endure. 

In  the  Lord's  avenging  day? 

2  See,  his  mighty  arm  is  bared  ! 

Awful  terrors  clothe  his  brow  ! 

For  his  judgments  Btand  prepared — 

Thou  must  either  break  or  bow. 

3  At  his  presence  nature  shakes  ; 

Earth,  affrighted,  hastes  to  flee  ; 


216 


217.  218  ALARMING. 


Solid  mountains  melt  like  wax  : 

What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 
Who  his  advent  may  abide? 

JTou,  who  glory  m  your  shame, 
Will  you  find  a  place  to  hide, 

When  the  world  is  wrapped  in  flame? 
'  Lord,  prepare  us  by  thy  grace; 

Soon  we  must  resign  our  breath, 
And  our  souls  be  called  to  pass 

Through  the  iron  sate  of  death, 
i  Let  us  now  our  day  improve  j 

Listen  to  the  gospel  voice  ; 
Seek  the  things  that  are  above  ; 

Scorn  the  world's  pretended  joys. 

Xewtot*. 


C.    Iff.  Mear.  Howard's. 


217 

1  Q  INNER,  behold  that  downward  road 
•^  Which  leads  to  endless  wu  ; 
What  multitudes  of  thoughtless  souls 

The  road  to  ruin  go  ! 

2  But  yonder  see  that  narrow  way 

Which  leads  to  endless  bliss; 

There  see  a  happy  chosen  few, 

Redeemed  by  sovereign  grace. 

3  They  from  destruction's  city  came, 

To  Zion   upward  tend  ; 
The  Bible  is  their  precious  guide, 
And  God  himself  their  friend. 

4  Lord,  I  would  now  a  pilgrim  be  ; 

Guide  thou  my  feel  aright  ; 
I  would  not,  for  ten  thousand  worlds, 
Be  banished  from  thy  sight.  Dobell. 


218 


i  S  6c  t  s .  Amsterdam. 

Warning. 


J    ^IXXER,  stop!  O.stop  and  think, 
C5   Xor  onward  dare  to  go  ; 
Will  you  sport  upon  the  brink 

Of  everlasting  wo  r 
On  the  verge  of  ruin  stop  ; 

Xow  the  timely  warning  take  ; 
Stay  your  footsteps,  ere  you  drop 
Into  the  burning  lake. 
2  Say,  have  you  an  arm  like  God, 
That  you  his  will  oppose  ? 


ALARMING.  219,  220 


Fear  vou  not  that  iron  rod, 

With  which  he  breaks  his  foes? 
Can  von  stand  In  that  dread  day, 

Which  his  justice  shall  proclaim, 
When  the  earth  shall  melt  away, 

Like  wax  before  the  flame  ! 
3  Ghastly  death  win  quickly  come, 

And  drag  you  to  the  bar; 
Then  to  bear  your  awful  doom 

Will  till  jron  with  despair: 

in  vain  will  call, 

Those  who  now  despise  his  rrrace, 
"Rocks  u\m\  mountains  on  us  fall, 

And   bide  M  from  his  face." 


219 


C.  M. 


1  rpr.RTUELE  thought!  shall  I  alone, 

1    Who  may  be  saved,  shall  I, 

Of  all,  alas  !  whom  I  have  known, 

Th:  die? 

C  While  all  my  old  companions  dear, 

With  whom  I  once  did  live, 

Joyful  at  »•  and  appear, 

3  Bhall   1  band, 

Dragged  to  the  judgment  seat, 
Tar  on  the  left  frith  horror  stand, 
My  fearful  doom  to  meet? 

4  Ah  !  no  : — I  still  may  turn  and  live, 

For  still  hi-  wrath  delays ; 
He  now  vouchsafes  a  kind  reprieve, 
And  offers  me  his  iirace. 

5  I  will  accept  bis  offers  now, 

from  every  sin  depart ; 
Perform  my  oft  repeated  vow. 
An  1  render  him  my  heart. 
C  I  will  improve  what  I  r 

The  erace  through  Jesus  given  ; 
.  If  with  God  on  earth  I  live, 
To  live  with  God  in  heaven. 

J!«U  C.  M.  ith,  Dundee. 

Mai.  iii.  16, 17. 
1    nnHE  Lord  on  mortnl  worms  looks  down, 
1     From  bis  celestial  throne  ; 


221,  232  ALARMING. 


And  when  the  wicked  sw*arm  around, 
He  well  discerns  his  own. 

2  He  sees  the  tender  hearts  that  mourn 

The  scandals  of  the  times  ; 

And  join  their  efforts  to   oppose 

The  wide-prevailing  crimes. 

3  The  chronicles  of  heaven  shall  keep 

Their  words  in  transcript  fair; 
In  the  Redeemer's  book  of  life 
Their  names  recorded  are. 

4  "  Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  the  world  shall  know 

"These  humble  souls  aie  mine: 
"  These,  when  my  jewels  f  produce, 
"  Shall  in  full  lustre  shine. 

5  "  When  deluges  of  fiery  wrath 

"  My  fees  away  shall  bear, 
"  That  hand  which  strikes  the  wicked  through 
"  Shall  all  my  children  spare."    Doddridge. 


221 


H.  M.         Bethesda,  Eagle  Street. 

Rom.  iii.  16. 

1  T¥7HEN  frowning  Death  appears, 

*  »     And  points  his  fatal  dart, 
What  dark  foreboding  fears 
Distract  the  sinner's  heart ! 
The  dreadful  blow     I  But,  torn  away, 
No  arm  can  stay  ;     |  He  sinks  to  wo. 

2  Now,  every  hope  denied, 
Bereft  of  every  good. 

He  must  the  wrath  abide 
Of  an  avenging  God  ; 
No  mercy  there'  I  Nor  wipe  the  tear 

Will  greet   his  ear,     |  Of  black  despair. 

3  Sinners,  awake,  attend, 
And  flee  the  wrath  to  come  ; 

Make  Christ,  the  Judge,  your  friend, 
And  heaven  shall  be  your  home. 
His  mercy,  nigh,         I  That  leads  from  death 
Now  points  the  path  |  To  joys  on  high. 

Lee. 

S.    M.  Olney,  Aylesbury. 

Apostacy.    2  Pet.  ii.  22. 

1  .'VrE,  WR0  m  former  davs 
1    Were 


222 


Vere  found  at  Zion's  gate ; 


inviting.  223,  224 


Who  seemed  to  walk  in  wisdom's  ways, 
And  told  your  happy  state  ; — 

2  But  now  to  sin  draw  back, 

And  love  again  to 
The  narrow  path  of  life  forsake, 
And  ch<><  s»'  tin-  beaten  way  ; — 

3  Think  not  your  names  above 

Are  written  with  the  saints; 
The  promise  of  nnchanging  love 

Is  his  who  never  faints. 
transient  joy  and  peace 

Your  deeper  doom  have  sealed, 
Unless  you  wake  to  righteousness, 

Ere  judgment  is  revealed.  Hyde. 


223 


INVITING. 

lis.  Bminard,  Hinton. 

ACQUAINT    thyself    quickly,    O    sinner, 
frith   : 
And  sunshine,   shall   beam  on 

thy  road ; 
And  peace,  like  the  dew  drops,  shall  fall  on 

thy    i. 
And  sleep,  like  an  angel,  shall  visit  thy  bed. 
2  Acquaint  thyself  quickly.  <)  sinner,  with  God, 
And  he  shall  he  with    thee  when    fears   arc 

ahroad  ; 
Thy  safeguard  in  dangers  that  threaten   thy 

path  ; 
Thy  joy  in  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death. 


224 


<-'.    M.  Clarendon,  New  mark. 


1  A  MAZING  sicht  !  the  Saviour  stands 
-t\     And  knocks  at  every  door  ! 
Ten  thousand  bl<  -sings  in  his  hands 

To  satisfy  the  poor. 

2  "Behold,"  he  smith,  "  I  bleed  and  die 

:>rin:_r  you  to  my  rest  : — 
"  Hear,  sinners,  while  I'm  passing  by, 
"  And  be  for  e\  er    blest. 


225,  226  INVITING.. 


"Will  you  despise  my  bleeding  Jove, 

"  And  choose  the  wav  to  hell  ? 
11  Or,  in  the  glorious  realms  above, 

"  With  me  for  ever  dwell  f 
"  Not  to  condemn  "your  guilty  race 

"  Have  I  in  judgment  come  ; 
"  But  to  display  unbounded   grace, 

"And  bring  "lost  sinners  home. 
"  Will  you  go  down  to  endless  night, 

"  And  bear  eternal  pain  ? 
"  Or,  in  the  glorious  realms  of  light, 

"With  me  "for  ever  reign? 
"  Say,  will  you  hear  my  gracious  voice, 

"  And  have  your  sins  forgiven  ? 
"Or  will  you  mak?  that  wretched  choice, 

"And  bar  yourselves  from  heaven?" 


225 


C.   M.         Springfield,  Jerusalen 

1  4  ND  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 
-'*-     To  visit  sinful  worms? 

Thus  at  the  door  shall  mercy  stand 
In  all  her  winning  'brms  ? 

2  Surprising  grace  ! — and  shall  my  heart 

Unmoved  and  cold  remain  ? 
lias  this  hard  rock  no  tender  part  ? 
Must  mercy  plead  in  vain  ? 

3  Shall  Jesus  for  admission  sue, 

His  charming  voice  unheard? 
And  this  vile  heart,  his  rightful  due, 
Remain  for  ever  barred  ? 

4  'Tis  sin,  alas  !  with  tyrant  power, 

The  lodging  has  possessed  ; 
And  crowds  of  traitors  bar  the  door, 
Against  the  heavenly  guest. 

5  Ye  dangerous  inmates,  hence  depart; 

Bear  Saviour,  enter  in, 
And  guard  the  passage  to  my  heart, 

And  Keep  out  every  sin.  Steele 


Ss  &■  7s.     Northampton  Chapel,  Sicilian  Uvaan 

John  iii.  14. 


226 

]     L  S  the  serpent,  raised  by  Moses, 
"     *"»-     Healed  the  burning  serpent's  bi:e  ; 


INVITING.  2'27 


Je-ms  thus  himself  dis 

To  the  wounded  sinm  r's  sight. 
Hear  his  gracious  invitation  : 
41  I   have  life  and   peace  to  cive  ; 
Li  full  salvation  : 
i  r.  look  to  me  and  live, 
had  heen  for  ever  wretched, 
I  your  part  ; 
.  behold  my  arms  outstretched; 
you  to  my  heart. 
II  may  Bhame.  and  joy,  and  wonder, 
your  inward  passions  move  ; 
"I  could  crush  you  with  my  thunder, 
"  But  I  speak  to  you  in  love.'' 

ur,  we  adore  thee 
For  thy  precious  life  and  death  ; 

:■■  fore  thee, 
e  of  faith.  Xewtox. 


227 


L.    If.  Kins^bridze,  Par-went. 

.   K-  v.  iii.  20. 
l  DEHOLD  a  stranger  at  the  door! 
I*   llr  gi  utl)  knc  m  ked  before — 

-till  j 
t   no  other  fn<nd  so  ill. 
stands 

•land."  ! 
1  !  and  he  shows 

o  ins  fees  '. 
3  Hut  will  he  prove    i  friend   indeed? 
friend  you  n 

He, 
With  garments  I    ilvary. 

!   with  gratitude  divine  ; 
out  bis  enemy  and  thine, 

ins  monster,  sin, 
And  r  in. 

burn  ; 

:    'urn  ; 

it  him,  or"  the  hour's  at  hand 

You'll  at  his  door  rejected  Stand. 

Village  Coll 


228,  229  INVITING. 


228 


H.  M.  Jubilee,  Amherst 

Jubilee. 

1  T>LOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow, 
-£*  The  gladly  solemn  sound  j 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 

To  earth's  remotest  bound  ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

2  Jesus,  our  great  High-Priest, 

Hath  full  atonement  made  ; 
Ye  weary  spirits,  rest, 

Ye  mournful  souls,  be  glad  ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

3  Extol  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  all-atoning  Lamb ; 
Redemption  in  his  blood 

Throughout  the  world  proclaim  ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

4  Ye   slaves  of  sin  and  hell. 

Your  liberty  receive, 
And  safe  in  Jesus  dwell, 

And  blest  in  Jesus  live  ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

5  Ye  who  have  sold  for  nought 

Your  heritage   above, 
Shall  have  it  back  unbought, 

The  gift  of  Jesus'  love  ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

TOPLADT. 


229 


8s  &  7s. 


COME,  poor  sinner,  come  to  Jesus, 
Weary,  heavy-laden,  weak  j 
None  but  Jesus  Christ  can  ease  us, 

Come  ye  all,  his  mercy  seek. 
"Come,"  it  is  his  invitation; 

"  Come  to  me,"  the  Saviour  says  ; 
Why,  O  why,  such  hesitation, 
Gloomy  doubts,  and  base  delays? 


INVITING.  230,  231 


1  Do  ye  fear  your  own  un: 

Eurdeiird  as  you  are  with  sin? 
>Tis  the  Holy  Spirit's  witness  ; 
Christ  invites  you  ; — enter  in. 
1  Do  your  sins,  and  your  distresses, 
'Gainst  thia  >rd  plead  ? 

Know  that  Christ  most  kindly  blesses 
Those  who  feel  the  most  their  need. 

5  Hear  h\<  words,  so  true  and  cheering, 

Fitted  just  for  the  distress 
Dwell  upon  the  sound  endearing: 
•■  Mourners,  I  will  give  you  rest." 

6  Stay  not  pondering  on  your  sorrow; 

Turn  from  your  own  self  away  ; 
Dare  not  linger  till  to-morrow  ; 
Come  to  Christ  without   delay* 

aqa  L.    M.  Portugal,  Bath. 

M*3\J         Jf .  S  •    •   r )  Rest. 

1  pOMC.  weary  souls,  with  sins  distressed, 

vv   Come,  and  accept  the  promised  rest  ; 

The  Saviour's  gracious  call  oh 

And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 
9  Oppressed  with  guilt,  a  painful  load, 

O  come,  anl  spread  your  woes  abroad) 

Divine  compassion,  mighty  love, 

Will  all  the  painful   load   rem 

3  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 

To  cleanse  your  guilt  and  heal  your  woes; 
Pardon   ami   lite,  and  endless   ;>• 
i  How  rich  the  gilt,  how  free  the  grace! 

4  Lord,  we  accept,  with  thankful  heart, 
The   hope  thj   nra<  i.ius  words  impart : 

me  with  trembling,  yet  rejoice, 
And   bless  the  kind   inviting  voice.     Steele. 

C%fy  1  Littleton. 

hm'J  1  77ic  Fountain  opened. 

1  /^OME  to  Calvary's  holy  mountain, 

vy      Sinners,  ruined  by  the  fall  ; 

Here  a  pure  and  healing  fountain 
Flows  to  you — to  me — to  all — 

In  a  full,  perpetual  tide, — 

Opened  when  the  Saviour  died. 


262  INVITING. 


2  Come,  in  sorrow  and  contrition, 

Wounded,  impotent,  and  blind  ; 
Here,  the  guilty,  free  remission — " 

Here,  the  troubled,  peace  may  find  : 
Healrh  this  fountain  will  restore  ; 
He  that  drinks  shall  thirst  no  more. 

3  He  that  drinks  shall  live  for  ever  ; 

'Tis  a  soul-reviving  flood  : 
God  is  faithful  ; — God  will  never 

Break  his  covenant  in  blood  ; 
Signed  when  our  Redeemer  died,— 

.1  when  he  was  glorified.  Gems. 

OQO  6s,   VS   «Sc  4.         Greenville,  Gospel  Call. 

£Otd  Sinners  invited  to  Christ.  Matt.  xi.  28—30. 

1  />GME.  ye  weary,  heavy-laden, 
^->  Lost  and  ruined  by  the  fall ; 
If  you  tarry  till  you're  better, 

You  will  never  come  at  all  j 

Not  the  righteous — 
Sinners  Jesus  came  to  call. 

2  Let  not  conscience  make  you  linger, 

Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream  ; 
All  the  fitness  he  requireth, 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  him : 

This  he  gives  you — 
'Tis  the  Spirit's  rising  beam. 

3  Agonizing  in  the  garden, 

Lo  !  your  Maker  prostrate  lies  1 
On  the"  bloody  tree  behold  him; 
Hear  him  crv  before  he  dies, 

"  It  is  finished:" 
Sinners,  will  not  this  suffice  ? 

4  Lo  !  the  incarnate  God,  ascended, 

Pleads  the  merit  of  his  blood  ; 
Venture  on  him,  venture  wholly, 
Let  no  other  trust  intrude  : 

None  but  Jesus 
Can  do  helpless  shiners  good. 

5  Saints  and  angels,  joined  in  concert, 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb  ; 

While  the  blissful  seats  of  heaven 

Sweetly  echo  with  his  name: 

Hallelujah  !— 
Sinners  here  may  sing  the  same.       Hart. 


ixvitixg.  233,  234 


£•$•5  Us.  Bninard. 

1  T\  ELA  Y  not,  delay  not,  O  sinner,  draw  near  ! 
*J     The  waters  of  life  are  now  flowing  for 

thee  ; 
Xo  price  is    demanded,  the  Saviour  is    here, 
Redemption  is  purchased,  salvation  is  free. 

2  Delay  not,   delay  not  ;  why  longer  abuse 

The  love  and  compassion  of  Jesus,  thy  God  ? 
A  fountain  is  opened  ;  how  canst  thou  refus3 
To  wash  and  be  cleansed  in  his  pardoning 
blood  ? 

3  Delay  not.  delay  not,  O  sinner,  to  come: 

For  mercy  still  lingers,  and  calls  thee  to-day; 
Her  voice  "is   not    heard  in    the  vale    of  the 

tomb  ; 
Her    message,    unheeded,    will    soon    pass 

away. 

4  Delay  not,  delay  not  ;  the  Spirit  of  grace, 

Long  grieved  and  resisted,  may  take  its  sad 
flight, 
And  leave  thee  in  darkness  to  finish  thy  race, 
To  sink  in  the  vale  of  eternity's  night. 

5  Delay  not,  delay  not  ;  the  hour  is  at  hand — 

The  eirtii  shall  dissolve,  and    the  heavens 

shall  fade  ; 
,    The  dead,  small  and  great,  in  the  judgment 

shall  stand  ! 
What    power   then,  O    sinner,     shall    lend 

tle-e  il  •  Spib.  Sovgs. 

OQ/|  :.sola'ion.  Limb?th,  New  Jerusalem. 

•  'j'l  Excellences  of  Christ. 

h  TTOW  shall  1  my  Saviour  set  forth? 

'     -IA     How  shall  1  his  beauties  declare ? 

Oh,  how  shall  I  speak  of  his  worth, 

Or  what  hifl  chief  dignities  are? 
His  angel.*  can  never  ex] 

Nor  saints  who  sit  nearest  his  throne, 
How  rich  are  his  treasures  of  grace  ; — 
Xo  I  this  is  a  mystery  unknown. 
2  In  him  all  the  fulness  of  God 

For  ever  transcendently  shines ; 


235,  236  INVITING.  ■_ 

Though  once  like  a  mortal  he  stood, 

To  finish  his  gracious  designs  : 
Though  once  he  was  nailed  to  the  cross, 

Vile  rebels  like  me  to  set  free  ; 
His  glory  sustained  no  Joss, 

Eternal  his  kingdom  shall  be. 
3  O  sinner,  believe  and  adore 

The  Saviour,  so  rich  to  redeem  ; 
No  creature  can  ever  explore 

The  treasures  of  goodness  in  him: 
Come,  all  ye  who  see  yourselves  lost, 

And  feel  yourselves  burdened  with  sin, 
Draw  near  while  with  terror  you're  tossed,  • 

Believe— and  your  peace  shall  begin. 

Maxwell. 

^'Jt)  C  M«  Newmark,  Colchester. 

1  T   ORD,  shall  we  part  with  gold  for  dross, 
-L*     With  solid  good  for  show  ! 

Outlive  our  bliss,  and  mourn  our  loss 
In  everlasting  wo  ! 

2  Let  us  not  lose  the  living  God 

For  one  short  dream  of  joy  : 
With  fond  embrace  cling  to  a  clod, 
And  rling  all  heaven  away. 

3  Vain  world,  thy  weak  attempts  forbear; 

We  all  thy  charms  defy  ; 
And  rate  our  precious  souls  too  dear 
For  all  thy  wealth  to  buy.  Rippon. 

QQ£?  S.   M.  S\  Thomas.  Newbury. 

£OK)     The  accepted  Time.     2  Cor.  vi.  2. 

1  1VOW  is  the  accepted  time, 
-^     Now  is  the  day  of  grace  ; 
Now,  sinners,  come  without  delay 

And  seek  the  Saviour's  face. 

2  Now  is  the  accepted  time  ; 

The  Saviour  calls  to-day  ; 
To-morrow  it  may  be  too  late — 
Then  why  should  you  delay  ? 

3  Now  is  the  accepted  time  ; 

The  gospel  bids  you  come  ; 
And  every  promise  in  his   word 
"  Declares  there  vet  is  room. 


INVITING.  237.  238 


4  Lord,  draw   reluctant  souls, 

And  rVast  them  with  thy  love; 
Then  will  the  an  mis  dap  their  wings, 

And  hear  the  news  above.  Dobfi.l. 


237 


111  &.   19s.  Bt.Draafa. 

1  /~\  FLY,  mourning  sinner,  saith  Jesus  tome; 
v/  Thy  guilt  I  will  pardon— thy  soul  I  will 

free  ; 
From  the  chains  that  have    bound  thee,    my 

Bhal]   rele  isc. 
And  thy  srains  I  will  wash,  and  thy  sorrows 

shall  cease. 

2  Too  long,  guilty  wanderer,  too  long  hast  thou 

been 
In  the  broad  road  of  ruin,  in  bondage  to  sin  ; 
Thee  the  world    has  allured,    and    enslaved, 

and  deceived, 
While  my  counsels  thou'st  spurned,  and  my 

Spirit  bail  grieved. 

3  Though  countless  thy  sins,  and    crimson  thy 

guilt, 
Vet  for  crimes  such  as  thine  was    my  blood 

freely   spilt  : 
Come,  sinner,  and  prove  me  ;  come,  mourner, 

ami 
The  wounds  that  I  bore,  when  I  suffered  for 

thee. 

4  Thou  doubt'st  not  mv  power,  deny   not   my 

*  ill  ; 
Come,  needy — come,  helpless — thy  soul  I  will 

fill  ; 
My  mercy  is  boundless  ;  no  sinner  shall  say, 
That  he  sued    at  my   feet,    and    was    driven 

away. 


238 


C.    M.  Barbv,  Clarendon. 

1  /^|H,  what  amazing  words  of  grace 
*^  Are  in  the  gospel  found  ! 

Baited  to  every  sinner's  case, 
Who  knows  the  joyful  sound. 

2  Come,  then,  with  all  your  wants  and  wounds, 

Your  every  burden  bring  ; 
Here  love,  eternal  love,  abounds, 
A  deep  celestial  spring. 


230,  240  IXVITIXG. 

3  This  spring  with  living:  water  hows, 
Arid  living  joy  imparts  ; 
Come,  thirsty  souls,  your  wants  disclose, 
And  drink  with  thankful  hearts. 

Medley. 


239 


L.   M«  Annley,  Surry. 

Jer.  xxxi.  15 — 20. 

1  "D  ETURX.  O  wanderer,  return, 

S\  And  seek  an  injured  Father's  face  j 

Those  warm  desires  that  in  thee  burn 

Were  kindled  by  reclaiming  grace. 

2  Return,  O  wanderer,  return  ; 

And  seek  a  Father's  melting  heart ; 
His  pitying  eyes  thy  urief  discern, 

His  hand  shall  heal  thine  inward  smart. 

3  Return,  O  wanderer,  return  ; 

Thy  Saviour  bids  thy  spirit  live  j 
C'    to  his  bleeding  feet,  and  learn 
How  freely  Jesus  can  forgive. 

4  Return,  O  wanderer,  return, 

And  wipe  away  the  falling  tear; 
'Tis  God  who  says,  t;  No  longer  mourn," 
'Tis  mercy's  voice  invites  thee  near. 

COLLYEB. 


240 


L.  M.  6l. 


1  ^EE,  sinners,  in  the  gospel  glass, 

^  The  Friend  and  Saviour  of  mankind  1 
Not  one  of  all  the  apostate  race, 
But  may  in  him  salvation  find  ! 
His  thoughts,  and  words,  and  actions,  prove, 
His  life  and  death— that  God  is  love. 

2  See  where  the  God  incarnate  stands, 

And  calls  his  wandering  creatures  home : 
He  all  day  long  spreads  out  his  hands  ; 

Come,  weary  souls,' to  Jesus  come! 
Ye  all  may  hide  you  in  his  breast ;  * 

Believe,  and  he  will  give  you  rest. 

3  "  Ah  !  do  not  of  my  goodness  doubt  j 

"  My  saving  grace  for  all  is  free  ; 
"I  wiil  in  no  wise  cast  him  out, 

"  That  comes  a  sinner  unto  me  : 
-     M  I  can  to  none  myself  deny : 

"  Why,  sinners,  Will  ye  perish,  why  ;" 


[NVTTING.  241,  242 


241  S-   M«  Watchman,  Sutton. 

1  ^HALL  Wisdom  cry  aloud, 

£5   And  not  her  speech  be  heard  ? 
Tin-  voire  of  God's  eternal  word, 
Deserves  it  no  regard  ? 

2  "  I  was  his  chief  d 

••  II  -  j  Son, 

"Before  the  first  of  all  his  works, 
u  Creation,  was  began. 

3  "  Before  the  tl>  inn  clouds, 

M  Before  the  solid  land, 

ire  the  fields,  before  the  floods, 
11  I  dwelt  at  his  riiiht  hand. 

4  "  When  he  adorned  the  skies, 

,   built  them,  I  was  there, 
"To  order  when  the  sun  should  rise, 
■•  And  marshal  every  star. 

i  lie  poured  out  the  sea, 
M  And  spread  the  flowing  deep, 
flood  a  firm  decree 
i   bounds  to  keep. 
C  ••  Upon  the  empty  air, 

-  balanced  well  ; 
"With  joy  1  saw  the  mansion,  where 
"  Th  ild  dwell. 

7  "  T:  my  grace, 

u Ye  childi   ';.  si  I  I 
M  Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  ways; 
"  The  man  that  shuns  them  dies." 

Watts. 


242 


Plymouth,  Bangor. 
Lett.'.-    I  'sake,  &.C.    Isa.lv.  7. 

1  ^INNERS  of  God  regard; 
©  His  inert  .day  ; 

He  calls  you  by  his  sovereign  word, 
Proa  Sim's  destructive  way. 

2  Like  the  rough  sea,  that  cannot  rest, 

You  Live  i  ice  : 

A  thousand  stings  within  your  breast 
ive  your  son!  - 

3  Your  way  is  dark,  and   leads  to  hell; 

Why  win  you  persevere? 


243 INVITING. 

Can  you  in  endless  torments  dwell, 

Shut  up  in  black  despair? 
4  Why  will  you  in  the  crooked  ways 

Of  sin  and  folly  go?  . 
In  pain  you  travel  all  your  days, 

To  reap  eternal  wo  !  Fawcett. 

^£4o  8s,  7s  oc  4.  Littleton,  Helmsley. 

1  ^JIXXERS,  will  you  scorn  the  message, 
■^   Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 

Everv  sentence — oh,  how  tender  ! 
Every  line  is  full  of  love  ; 

Listen  to  it — 
Every  line  is  full  of  love. 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  gospel 

News  from  Zion's  Kins  proclaim, 
To  each  rebel  sinner — "  Pardon, 
"  Free  forgiveness  in  his  name." 

How  important  ! 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name  ! 

3  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succor  ; 

Fearful  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears  ; 
And  with  news  of  consolation, 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears — 

Tender  heralds — 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears. 

4  False  professors,  grovelling  worldlings, 

Callous  hearers  of  the  word, 
While  the  messengers  address  you, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford  ; 

We  entreat  you, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford. 

5  Who  hath  our  report  believed  ? 

Who  received  the  joyful  word  ? 
Who  embraced  the  news  of  pardon, 
Offered  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 

Can  you  slight  it — 
Offered  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 

6  O,  ye  angels,  hovering  round  us, 

Waiting  spirits,  speed  your  way, 
Hasten  to  the  court  of  heaven, 
Tidings  bear  without  delay  : 

Rebel  sinners 
Glad  the  message  will  obey.  Allen 


INVITING.  244.  245 

£4rl  L-    "•  st-  Peters,  Portugal. 

1  C9INNERS,  obey  the  cospel  word; 
^  Haste  to  the  supper  of  your  Lord  ; 
Be  wise  to  know  your  gracious  day  ; 
All  thinus  are  ready,  come  away. 

2  Ready  the  Father  is  to  own 
And  welcome  his  returning  son  ; 

y  the  gracious  Saviour  stands, 
And  spreads  tor  you  his  bleeding  hands. 

3  Ready  the  spirit  from  above 

To  nil  the  broken  heart  with  love, 
T'  apply  and  wii  lood, 

And  wash  and  seal  yon  sons  of  God. 
r<>r  you  the  angels  wait, 
triumph  in  your  blest  estate  ; 
Tuning  their  harps  by  which  they  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

Wesley. 


245 


Norwich,  Alien. 


1  QINNERS,  turn;  why  will  ye  die? 

►       God,  your  Maker,  asks  you  why — 
r  ho  did  your  being  give, 
j  ou  with  himself  to  live. 

2  Sinners  turn  :  why  will  ye  die? 

-  tviour,  asks  j  ou  why — 
.  who  did  your  souls  retrieve, 
Died  himself  that  ye  might  live. 

3  Will  you  let  him  die  in  vain? 
Crucify  your  Lord  again  ? 
Why,  ye  ransomed  sinii<r>.  why 
Will  ye  Blight  his  grace,  and  die  ? 

4  Sinners,  turn  ;  why  will  ye  die? 
God,  the  spirit,  asks  yon  why — 
He  who  all  your  lives  hath  strove, 
WOO  tbrace   his  love, — 

5  Will  ye  not  his  grace  receive  ? 
Will  ye  still  refuse  to  live  ? 

Why,  you  long-sought  sinners,  why 
Will  you  grieve  your  God,  and  die? 


246,  247  jwitixg. 


246 


6s  &  4s 

1  r-pO-DAY  the  Saviour  calls! 

A    Ye  wanderers,  come  ; 
Oh,  ye  benighted  souls, 
Why  longer  roam  ? 

2  To-day  the  Saviour  calls  ! 

Oh,  listen  now; 
Within  these  sacred  walls 
To  Jesus  bow. 

3  To-day  the  Saviour  calls  ! 

For  refuge  fly  ; 
The  storm  of  vengeance  falls  ; 
Ruin  is  nigh. 

4  The  Spirit  calls  to-day  ! 

Y'ield  to  his  power  ; 
Ch.  grieve  him  not  away  ; 

'Tis  mercy's  hour.      Spiritual  SorfGs. 

Q  A  m*  S.   M.      Little  Marlboro',  Aylesbury. 

^t:  #  James  iv.  13,  14. 

1  npO-MORROW,  Lord,  is  thine, 

A    Lodged  in  thy  sovereign  hand  ; 
And,  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  flies, 

And  bears  our  life  away  ; 
Oh,  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour 

Eternity  is  hung, 
Waken  by  thy  almighty  power 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care  ; 

Oh,  be  it  still  pursued — 
Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

5  To  Jesus  may  we  fly, 

Swift  as  the  morning  light — 
Lest  life's  young  golden  beam  should  die 
In  sudden,  endless  night. 

Doddridge. 


248 


INVITING  248,  249 


C.   M.       Euck;ns:h-\m,  Hallowell. 
He  beheld  the  Citii,  &c.     Luke  xix.  41,  42. 

1  "FTNHAPPY  city,  badst  thou  known— 

I      ••  Then  were  thy  peace  secure; 
'•  But  now  the  day  of  grace  is  gone, 
'•Ami  tliy  destruction  sure." 

2  Thus  to  the  J.  ws  the  Saviour  calls, 

ir  their  pat   s  be  stood, 
held  their  guilty  walls, 
;  ilood. 

3  And  can  mine  eyes,  without  a  tear, 

pping  Baviour 
Shall  T  not  weep  his  proans  to  hea/, 
Who  groaned  and  died  for  me? 

trs  of  thine 
Subdue  each  stubborn  foe  ; 
Come,  till  my  heart  with  love  diviue, 
And  bid  my  sorrows  tlow. 

IIeginbotham. 

k-)  ja  -.riDgeda. 

~  r.J  Markviii.  36. 

1  \\"H AT  h  tin*  thing  rice, 

V  ▼    The  v  n  round  ? — 

That  which  was  1  >.-:  rn  Paradise, 
That  which  in  Christ  is  found  ; — 

sou]  of  man — Jehovah's  breath — 
That  ker|><  two  worlds  at  str.:'--  : 
Hell  moves  beneath  to  work  its  death, 
Heaven  stoops  to  £ive  it  life. 

3  God,  to  redeem  i',  did  not  .spare 

His  well  1"  love  I  Son  ; 
Jean  -  .  deigned  to  bear 

The  sins  of  all  i:i 

4  And  is  this  treasure  borne  belowa 

In  earthen  vessels  frail  ? 
Caa  none  Its  utmost  \;>1m<-  know, 
Till  flesh  and  Bpirit  fail  ? 
:>  Then  let  us  gather  round  the  cross, 

That   knowledge  t;i  obtain  ; 
Not  by  the  soul's  « ternal 
lint  i  tin.  .Mo>T(50Mr.Rf. 


250.  251  IX'VTTING. 

L»JU  H.  M.  Bethesda,  Columbia. 

1  "V^E  dying  sons  of  men,- 

-5-    Immersed  in  sin  and  wo, 

The  gospel's  voice  attend, 

While  Jesus  sends  to  you  : 
Ye  perishing  and  guilty,"  come  ; 
In  Jesus'  arms  there  yet  is  room. 

2  No  longer  now  delay  ; 

Xo  vain  excuses  frame  ; 
He  bids  you  come  to-day, 

Though  poor,  and  blind,  and  lame  : 
All  things  are  ready,  sinners,  come  ; 
For  every  trembling  soul  there's  room. 

3  Compelled  by  bleeding  love, 

Ye  wandering  souls,  draw  near; 
Christ  calls  you  from  above — 

His  charming  accents  hear! 
Let  whosoever  will,  now  come  ; 
In  mercy's  arms  there  still  is  room.     Bodex. 

q  r  -j  10s  &:   lis.  Lyons,  Nineveh. 

£01.  Invitation  to  Sinners. 

1  \rE  thirsty  for  God,  to  Jesus  give  ear, 

JL    And  take,  through  his  blood,  a  power  to 

draw  near; 
His  kind  invitation,  ye  sinners,  embrace, 
Accepting  salvation,  salvation  by  grace. 

2  Sent  down  from  above,  who  governs  the  skies, 
In  vehement  love,  to  sinners  he  cries, 
"Drink  into  my  spirit,  who  happy  would  be, 
"  And  all  things  inherit;  by  coming  to  me." 

3  O  Saviour  of  all,  thy  word  we  believe, 
And  come  at  thy  call,  thy  grace  to  receive  : 
The  blessing  is  given  wherever  thou  art : 
The  earnest  of  heaven  is  love  in  the  heart. 

4  To  us,  at  thy  feet,  the  Comforter  give  ; 
Who  gasp  to  admit  thy  spirit,  and  live  ; 
The  weakest  believers  acknowledge  for  thine, 
And  fill  us  with  rivers  of  water    divine  I 

Meth.  Coix. 


S I N  N  F  R  A  W  A  K  F  N  E  D .      252 .  253 


SINNER  AWAKENED. 

252  CM.  Bangor,  Windsor. 

1  4  II,  what  can  I,  a  sinner,  do, 
-*    With  all  niy  guilt  oppressed  I 
I  feel  the  hardness  of  Bay  heart, 

And  conscience  knows   no  rest. 

2  Great  God,  thy  good  and  perfect  law 

Does  all  my  lite  condemn  ; 
The  secret  evils  of  toy  soul 
Fill  me  with  grief  and  shame. 

3  How  many  precious  Sabbaths  gone 

I  never  can  recall  ! 
And  oh,  what  cause  have  I  to  mourn, 
Who  misimproved  them  all ! 

4  !!■  w  leng,  how  often  have  I  heard 

- 
Vet  scarcely  listened  to  his  word, 
Or  prayed  to  be  forgii  en  ! 

5  Con-train  me.  Lord,  to  turn  to  thee, 

And  grant  renewing  grace. 
For  thou  this  flinty  heart  canst  break, 
And  thine  shall   be  the  praise.  Hyde. 

S.    M.  Yarmouth.  St.  Bride's. 

Grier e  iwt  the  Spirit.     Fph.  iv.  30. 

1  4  NT)  canst  thou,  sinner,   slight 
/■  The  call  of  love  divine i 
Shall   God   with  tenderness  invite, 

And  gain   no  thought  of  thine  ? 

2  Wilt  thou  not  cease  to  grieve 

The. Spirit  from  thy  breast, 
Till  he  thy  wretched  soul  shall  leave 
With  all  tin    sins  oppressed  ? 

3  To-day,  a  pardoning  God 

Will  hear  the  suppliant  pray  ; 
To-day,  a  Saviours  cleansing  blood 

Will  wash  thy  Lruilt  away. 
1  But  grace,  so  dearly  bought, 

If  yet  thou  wilt   despise, 
Thy  fearful  doom,  with  vengeance  frnught, 

Will  fill  thee  with  surprise.  Hyuk. 


253 


254 .  255    SINNEB  AWAKENED. 


254  C.    ML  WalsaL 

1  A  XD  does  the  Spirit  kindly  move, 
-^  To  wake  my  drowsy  heart? 

And  shall  I  slight  and  grieve  his  love, 
And  bid  him  hence  depart? 

2  Shall  I  the  tempter's  voice  believe, 

And  still  refuse  to   pray — 
And  thus  the  Holy  Spirit  grieve, 
And  bid  him  go  his  way? 

3  This  solemn  warning,  once  received, 

I  dare  no  longer  slight  ; 
The  Holy  Spirit,  often  grieved, 

May  take  his  final  rli^ht.      Village  Coll. 


255 


H.  M.         Eazle  Street,  BethesJa. 
JVjo  can  tell  ?     Jonah  iii.  C. 

1  /^REAT  God,  to  thee  I  make 
^J  My  sins  and  sorrows  known  ; 
And  with  a  trembling  heart. 

Approach  thine  awful  throne  ; 
Though  by  my  sins  deserving  hell, 
I  must  repent — for  who  can  tell  ? 

2  O  thou,  who,  by  a  word, 

My  drooping  soul  canst  cheer, 
And  by  thy  Spirit  form 

Thy  glorious  image  there — 
My  heart  subdue,  my  fears  dispel  ; 
I  must  repent — for  who  can  tell  ? 

3  While  conscience  thunders  loud, 

To  thee  alone  I  fly- 
Fall  down  before  thy  face — 

And  mightily  will  cry — 
Though  fears  prevail  that  I  shall  dwell 
In  endless  flames — yet  who. can  tell? 

4  God  hath  an  ear  to  hear, 

While  I've  a  heart  to  pray — 
To  him  I  will  submit, 

And  give  myself  away: 
If  he  be  mine,  all  will  be  well, 
For  ever  so — and  who  can  tell  ? 

Village  Coll. 


256 


sinner  AWAKENED.     250.257 

0.    M.  V'alsal,  Plymouth. 

An  aicakencd  Sinnrr. 


1  T  WANDER  like  a  captive  slave, 
-1  In  shades  of  death  and  night  ; 

friend  nor  happiness  I  have, 
glimpse  of  cheering  light. 

2  Ten  thousand  snnre<  heset  my  way, 

And  -tonus  of  fury  roll, 
And  foes,  like  cruel  beasts  of  prey, 
Are  thirsting  fef  my  soul. 

3  Nor  do  I  wish  for  rest  or  peace, 

But  from  the  realms  above  : 
O  Jesus,  make  my  sorrows  u 
With  thy  redeeming  love. 
ras,  let  me  bear  thee  say, 
-  not,  1  am  thy  friend  ;" 
Give  me  a  glimpse  of  heavenly  day, 

And  joys  that  '.over  end.  Allim: 


C.    M.  Wantage,  S:andi~;h. 

Thr  SKwmr'j  Onnphint. 


2:>T 

1  T    OJi  alked  this  dreary  road, 
J  J    l\<  -■  l   v.  :?;i   dl  I  ;xi!'  BB   round  ; 

Of  heard  a  smiling  God, 
ae  bridit  moment  found. 

2  Others,  who  ones  did  join  my  speech, 

And  mourned  in  painful  lay, 
Now,  mounting  up  with  rapture,  stre:ch 
Ij   day. 

3  Ear  left  behind  to  feel  my  wo, 

With  hardened  heart  to  groan, 
Bach  prayer,  eai  h  struggle  sinks  me  low, 
Each  breath  repeats  my  moan. 

4  The  lengthened  day,  the  gloomy  night, 

Draw  fast  the  bands  of  grief: 

ii  o'erclouds  my  sight, 
And  says,  "There's  no  relief!" 

5  Then  conscience  thunders,  Sinai  flames — 

I  try  again  I 
The  trial  flkils,  and  conscience    blames 
My  prayers,  my  tears,  mj 

Strong. 


258,259,260    SINKER  awakened. 


CM.  Bangor,  Walsal. 

What  must  I  do  ? 


258 

1  "\TY  conscious  guilt  is  now  so  great, 
iTl  if  I  attempt  to  pray, 

The  tempter  tells  me  yet  to  wait, 
Or  frights  my  soul  away. 

2  In  painful  doubt  what  course  to  try, 

I  fear  this  long  delay  ,- 
And  must  I  linger  here  and  die, 
Ashamed  to  ask  the  way  ? 

3  Ye  Christian  pilgrims,  can  ye  tell 

A  stranger  to  the  road 
The  way  that  leads  to  Zion's  hill, 

To  find  a  pardoning  God  ?     Village  Coll. 

^i)^  B«    M.  America,  Aylesbury. 

1  /^H,  am  I  born  to  die, 

^-J  With  an  immortal  soul  ? 
And  hurried  to  eternity, 
As  swift  as  time  can  roll  ? 

2  I  just  begin  to  see  ; 

Ah,    Lord,  what  shall  I  do  ? 
How  shall  a  wretched  sinner  flee 
From  everlasting  wo? 

3  I  dare  no  longer  stay 

So  nigh  the  gates  of  hell  ; 
Yet  how  to  go,  or  find  the  way 
To  Christ,  I  cannot  tell. 

4  O  Lord,  though  I  am  vile, 

Receive  me  as  I  am  ; 
Let  heaven's  immortal  goodness  smile 
On  me,  through  Christ  the  Lamb.   Alline. 

Of*{\  ^'    M.      Monmouth,  German  Hymn. 

-""         Hardness  of  Heart  lamented. 

1  /~\  FOR  a  glance  of  heavenly  day, 
V^J  To  take  the  stubborn  stone  away  j 
And  thaw,  with  beams  of  love  divine, 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine  ! 

2  The  rocks  can  rend,  the  earth  can  quake  j 
The  sea  can  roar,  the  mountains  shake  ; 
Of  feeling  all  things  show  some  sign, 

But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 


SINNER  AWAKENED.       201,262 

3  To  hear  the  sorrow  thou  hast   felt, 
Dear  Lord,  an  adamant  would  melt  ; 
15 lit   I  can  read  each  moving  line, 
And  nothing  move  this  heart  of  mine. 

4  But  power  divine  can  do  the  deed, 
And  much  to  feel  that  power  I  need  ; 

.   Holy  Spirit,  and  refine, 
And  move  and  melt  this  heart  of  mine. 

Hart. 

C)f-i  Ci    M.      Funeral  Though:,  New  Durham. 

^v)A         An  arri'l  Sinnrr  aicakcned. 

1  r\  WHAT  a  wretched  sinner,  Lord! 
v-J  I  now  begin  to  know 

The  danger  of  the  downward  road, 
But  knew  not  where  to  go. 

2  Too  long,  0  Lord,  I've  slighted  thee, 

thy  iirace  ; 
Yet  pity,  Lord.  ( )  pity  me, 
Nor  longer  hide  thy  face. 
should  I   now  expire  in  death, 
si  go  do*  n  to  hell, 
To  sutler  thine  i  tern  a]  wrath, 
Ag  the  fiends  to  dwell. 
\  Lord,  ehange  my  heart,  of  lam  gone; 
e  me  life  divine  : 
Though  I  am  old,  may  I  be  born 
A  heavenly  child  or  thine.  Axxtirs. 

£)f*£\  {    •    'f-  Martyr's,  Ha  Howell. 

JL^L  Belshaziar.     Dan.  v.  5,  6. 

1  TjOOR  sinners  !  little  do  they  think 
A     With  whom  they  have  to  do! 
Tiny  stand  securely  00  tne  brink 

( >f  everlasting  iro. 

2  Chaldea's  king,  profanely  bold, 

The  Lord  or  hosts  defied  ; 
But  vengeance  soon  his  boasts  controlled, 
And  humbled  all  his  pride. 

v  a  hand  upon  the  wall, 
And  trembled  on  his  throne, 
Which  wrote  his  sudden,  dreadful  fall, 
In  characters  unknown. 
4  His  pomp  and  music,  guests  and  wine, 
No  more  delight  afford  ; 


2b3,ab4      SIXXER  AWAKENED. 

O  sinner,  ere  this  case  be  thine, 
Begin  to  seek  the  Lord. 

0  The  law,  like  this  hand-writing,  stands, 

And  speaks  the  wrath  of  God  j 
Eut  Jesus  answers  its  demands, 
And  cancels  if  with  blood.  Xewtox. 

£~%(JQ  L.    M.  Armley,  Warwick. 

*•  O'J  J[y  Spirit  shall  not  alirays  strive.  Gen.  vi.  3. 

1  ^ AY,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 
£5  Oft  whispered  to  thy  secret  soul, 
Urged  thee  to  leave  the  ways  of  sin, 

And  leave  thy  heart  to  God's  control  ? 

2  Hath  something  met  thee  in  the  path 

Of  worldliness  and  vanity, 
And  pointed  to  the  coming  wrath, 
And  warned  thee  from  that  wraht  to  flee  ? 

3  Sinner,  it  was  a  heavenly  voice  : 

It  was  the  Spirit's  gracious  call  ; 
It  bade  thee  make  the  better  choice, 
And  haste  to  seek  in  Christ  thine  all. 

4  Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and  light  ; 

Regard  in  time  the  warning  kind  ; 
That  call  thou  mayst  not  always  slight, 
And  yet  the  gate  of  mercy  find. 

5  God's  Spirit  will  not  always  strive 

With  hardened,  self-destroying  man; 
Ye  who  persist  his  love  to   grieve, 
May  never  hear  his  voice  again. 

6  Sinner,   perhaps  this  very  day 

Thy  last  accepted  time  may  be  ; 
Oh.  shouldst  thou  grieve  him  now  away, 
Then  hope  nuy  never  beam  on  thee. 

Hyde. 

QfZA  -k"   ""  Limehouse,  Cowper. 

^04:  God's  Ansicer. 

1  G INNER,  behold.  I've  heard  thy  groan  ; 
^  I  know  thy  heart,  thy  life  I've  known  ;  ' 
I've  seen  thy  hope  from  grace  proclaimed, 
Thy  trembling  fear  when  Sinai  flamed. 

2  To  me,  the  mighty  God,  attend, 
In  me  behold  the  sinner's  friend  j 


S I N  N  E  R   A  WA  K  E  N  E  D .      26o ,  2bG 


'T'.vas  I  who  gave  thy  conscience  voice, 
Thou  hast  opposed  by  sinful  choice. 

3  Think  not  to  bribe  my  sovereign  grace, 
Nor  move  me  by  a  sorrowing  face ; 

'Tis  thine  own  heart  makes  grace  delay, 
And  hides  a  pardoning,  glorious  day. 

4  Moved  by  thy  (ear,  ;uid  not  by  love, 
Thy  daily  prayers  are  sent  above  ; 
Thou  hast  not  wished  my  will  to  meet, 
Nor  lain  submissive  at  my  feet. 

5  Should  thy  proud  will  at  lenjrth  submit, 
With  holy  sorrow  deeply  smit, 

Thy  voice  would  be  the  first  to  say, 
I'm  glorious  in  this  long  delay. 

6  Stay,  sine-  grace  to  chide, 
Nor  think  thy  moan  bucJj  Bin  can  hide; 
Delaj   no  more— repent  and  live, 

Or  meet  the  death  my  wrath  must  give. 

Strong 

£\f*  g»  CM.         S-iniish,  Buckingham. 

~\)0  If ara,  ■ 

1  rpHi-:  voice  thai  bids  as  all  repent 

A    I  bear  with  terror  ofl : 
lint  never  w  ill  this  heart  relent, 
T«il  Jesus  make  11 

2  I'le-  charming  voice  of  bleeding  love 

I  hear  from  lips  dii  ine : 
Yet  melting  strains  can  never  move 
mine, 

3  Aliniclity  God,  do  thou  renew 

This  sinful  heart  of  stone ; 
Sweetly  my  stubborn  will  subdue — 

Conform  it  to  thy  own.  Village  Coll. 

Qf+f*  (-    M.  Poland,  Hallowell. 

amOO  Cry  of  the  awakened  Siniur. 

1  rw%0  thee  alone.  ()  God,  1  call 

A    In  this  distressing  hour  j 
A  bOBOU  at  thy  feet  I   fall, 

And  plead  the  Saviour's  power. 

2  I  dare  not  plead  my  worthiness, 

()r  that  my  bands  are  clean  ; 

But  the  Redeemer's  righteousness 

Can  cleanse  my  soul  from  sin. 


287,  2(r*  CONVICTION. 


3  Great  is  my  sin,  O  God,  I  know  ; 

But  since  thy  love  is  great, 
Why  should  eternal  death  and  wo 
Be  my  eternal  fate  ': 

4  O  help  me  with  redeeming  love  ; 

Display  thy  grace  divine"; 
My  euilt  and  darkness-.  Lord,  remove, 
And  let  my  soul  be  thine.  Aixisr. 


26 


CONVICTION. 

-»r  CM.  Dundee,  Hallowell. 

t       Qnr  Sin  the   Cause  of  Christ's  Death. 
1     4  XD  row  the  scales  have  left  mine  eyes, 
-j-  Now  I  be  sin  to  see : 
O  the  cursed  deeds  my  sins  have  done  ! 
What  murderous  tilings  they  be  ! 
Q  Were  these  the  traitors,  dearest  Lord, 
That  thy  fair  body  tore  ? 
Monsters,  that  stained  those  heavenly  limbs 
With  floods  of  purple  gore  ! 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done, 

My  dearest  Lord  was  slain, 
When  justice  seized  God's  only  Son, 
And  put  his  soul  to  pain  ? 

4  Forgive  my  guilt,  O  Prince  of  Peace  ! 

I'll  wound  my  God  no  more; 
Hence  from  my  heart,  ye  sins,  be  gone ; 
For  Jesus  I  adore. 

5  Furnish  me,  Lord,  with  heavenly  arms 

From  grace's  magazine, 
And  I'll  proclaim  eternal  war 
With  every  darling  sin.  Watts. 

4»/»Q  8-    M-  Shirland.  St.  Thomas. 

-05     The  Heart.  Jer.  xvii.  9.  Matt.  xv.  19. 

1  4  STOXISHED  and  distressed, 
jtl  I  turn  mine  eyes  within  ; 

My  heart  with  loads  of  guilt  oppressed, 
"The  seat  of  every  sin. 

2  What  crowds  of  evil  thoughts, 

What  vile' affections  there  ! 


conviction.         269,  270 


Distrust,  presumption,  artful  guile, 

Pride,  envy,  slavish  fear. 
1  Almiehty  King  of  saints, 

These  tyrant  lust*  subdue  ; 
Expel  the  darkness  of  my  mind. 

And  all  my  powers  i>new. 
I  This  done,  my  cheerful  voice 

Shall  loud  hosannas  rii>e  . 
My  soul  shall  plow  with  grai'tude, 

My  lips  proclaim  thy  praise.  Topladt. 

-J/^rw  7&  MiddletoD,  Hotham. 

£OU  Sin  basiled. 

COME,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare; 
Jesus  loves  to  hnswer  prayer; 
-   He  himself  has  bid  thee  pray  ; 
:   Rise  and  ask  without  delay. 
!  With  my  burden  1  begin  ; 

Lord,  remove  this  load  of  sin  ; 
•  Let  thy  blood,  for  sinners  spilt, 

nj  conscience  free  from  guilt. 
I  Lord,  I  come  to  thee  for  rest  ; 
.   Take  possession  Ot  my  breast  ; 
i    There  thy  loveieign  right  maintain, 
('  And  without  a  rival  rei^n. 

Show  me  what  I  have  to  do  ; 

Every  hour  my  strength  renew  ; 

Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith, 

Let  me  die  thy  people's  death.  Newton. 


!70 


L.  M.  Kingibridge,  Dirwent. 

I  OWN  my  guilt,  my  sins  confess; 
Can  men  or  devils  make  them  more? 
Of  crimes  already  numberless, 

Vain  the  attempt  to  swell  the  score. 
Were  the  black  list  before  my  sight, 

While  I  remember  thou  hast  died, 
'Twill  only  urgo  my  speedier  flight, 

To  seek  salvation  at  thy  side. 
Low  at  thy  feet  I'll  cast  me  down, 

To  thee  reveal  my  guilt  and  fear, 
And,  if  thou  spurn  me  from  thy  throne, 

I'll  be  the  first  who  perished  there. 

<"PrTTlNDtf. 

10 


271,  272  CONVICTION. 


£%  X  8s  &  7s.     Sicilian  Hymn,  Love  Divine. 

1  JESUS,  full  of  all  compassion, 

*J    Hear  thy  humble  suppliant's  cry  ; 

Let  me  know  thy  great  salvation  j 

See,  I  languish,  faint,  and  die. 

2  Guilty,  but.  with  heart  relenting, 

Overwhelmed  with  helpless  grief- 
Prostrate  at  thy  feet  repenting — 
Send,  O  send  me  quick  relief! 

3  Whither  should  a  wretch  be  flying, 

But  to  him  who  comfort  gives? 
Whither,  from  the  dread  of  dying, 
But  to  him  who  ever  lives? 

4  Saved — the  deed  shall  spread  new  glory 

Through  the  shining  realms  above; 
Angels  sing  the  pleasing  story, 
All  enraptured  with  thy  love.  Turner. 

C.   M.  Bangor,  Buckingham. 

Sinners  pleading  for  Mercy. 

1  T   ORD,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie, 
-1-^  And  knock  at  mercy's  door ; 
With  heavy  heart  and  downcast  eye, 

Thy  favor  we  implore. 

2  Without  thy  grace,  we  sink  oppressed 

Down  to  the  gates  of  hell ; 
Oh,  give  our  troubled  spirit  rest, 
Our  gloomy  fears  dispel. 

3  >Tis  mercy,  mercy  we  implore ; 

Oh,  may  thy  bowels  move  : 
Thy  grace  is  an  exhaustless  store, 
And  thou  thyself  art  love. 

4  In  mercy  now,  for  Jesus'  sake, 

Our  many  sins  forgive  \ 
Thy  grace  our  rocky  hearts  can  break, 
And  breaking  soon  relieve. 

5  Thus  melt  us  down,  thus  make  us  bend, 

And  thy  dominion  own  ; 
Nor  let  a*  rival  more  pretend 
To  repossess  thy  throne.  Browx. 


272 


273 


CONVICTION.  273.  274 


B.    If.      Guildford,  Little  Marlboro'. 


1  f\  LORD,  how  vile  am  I, 
vJ  I'nholy  and  unclean! 

How  can  I  dare  to  venture  nigh 
\\  Ufa  such  a  load  of  sin  ! 

2  Is  this  polluted  heart 

A  dwelling  fil  for  thee? 
0W  Willing,  alas!  in  every  part, 
What  evils  do  I  see  ! 

3  If  I  attempt  to  pray, 

And  raise  my  mu]  on  high, 
My  thoughts  are  hurried  fast  away, 
For  sill  i-  ever  (Ugh. 

4  If  in  thy  word  I  look, 

Such  darkness  fills  my  mind, 
I  only  read  a  sealed  hook, 
Hut  bo  relief  can  find. 

5  Thy  gospel  oft  1  hear, 

Bnt  h«ar  it  ^t ill  in  vain  ; 
Without  desh  or  fear, 

.<  tl  1   -till  remain. 
C  And  nasi  I.  then,  indeed 
sink  in  despair  and  die ': 
Tain  would  1  hope  that  thou  didst  hleed 

men  a  wretch  as  1.  Newton. 

G)*f  A  IJ*    "•  Carthage,  Windham. 

1  f\  THAT  mj   load  of  sin  were  gone! 
V-F  C)  that  I  could  at  last  suhmit ! 
At  J« gUS1   i-  el  to  lay  me  down — 
'J'o  lay  my  soul  at  Jeans3  feet. 
r  my  soul  I  long  to  find  : 
lour  of  all— if  mine  thou  art— 
me  thy  meek,  thy  lowly  mind, 
And  stamp  thine  image  on  my  heart. 

3  Break  off  the  yoke  of  Inbred  sin, 

And  fully  set  my  spirit  free  ; 
I  cannot  rest  till  pure  within, 
Till  I  am  wholly  lost  in  thee. 

4  Fain   would  I  ham  of  thee,  my  God{ 

Thy  light  and  easy  burden  prove— 


275 


275.  276         conviction. 

The  cross,  all  stained  with  hallowed  blood — 
The  labor  of  thy  dying  love. 

5  I  would— but  thou  must  give  the  power — 

My  heart  from  every  sin  release  ; 
Bring  near,  bring  near  the  joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  thy  perfect  peace. 

6  Come,  Lord,  the  drooping  sinner  cheer, 

Nor  let  thy  chariot  wheels  delay ; 
Appear,  in  my  poor  heart  appear ; 
My  God,  my  Saviour,  come  away. 

CM.  PolaDd,  WalsaL 

Prayer  for  Spiritual  Healing. 

1  npHOU  great  Physician  of  the  soul, 

A    To  thee  I  bring  my  case; 
My  raging  malady  control, 
And  heal  me  by  thy  grace. 

2  Help  me  to  state  my  whole  complaint; 

But  where  shall  I  begin  ? 
Nor  words,  nor  thoughts  can  fully  paint 
That  worst  distemper — sin. 

3  It  lies  not  in  a  single  part, 

But  through  my  soul  is  spread ; 
And  all  the  affections  of  my  heart 
By  sin  are  captive  led. 

4  A  thousand  evil  thoughts  intrude, 

Tumultuous,  in  my  breast ; 
Which  indispose  me  for  my  food, 
And  rob  me  of  my  rest. 

5  Thou  great  Physician,  hear  my  cry, 

And  "set  my  spirit  free; 
Let  not  a  trembling  sinner  die, 
Who  longs  to  live  to  thee.  Newtox. 

2>yf*  C.    Bf<  St.  Ann's,  Tempest. 

/  O     God  our  Hi  ding- PI  ace.    Ps.  xxxii.  7. 

1  "117HEN  lowering  clouds  deform  the  sky, 

»  ▼    And  darkness  thickens  round, 
Sudden  the  forked  lightnings  fly, 
Loud  thunders  rock  the  ground : 

2  The  howling  blasts,  impetuous,  sweep 

The  desolated  plain; 
The  frighted  beasts  to  covert  creep ; 
Home  flies  the  trembling  swain. 


PENITENTIAL. 277 

3  But  louder  thunders  o'er  my  head, 

My  heart  with  terror  fill  ;" 
And  storms  of  wrath  divine  I  dread, 
Which  soul  and  body  kill ! 

4  See,  on  the  whirlwind's  rapid  wing, 

The  Kins  of  terrors  ride, 
"      And  with  him  desolation  bring! 
Myself  where  can  I  hide? 
f>  "  Haste,  sinner,  haste!"  the  Saviour  cried  ; 
"  Behold  my  wounded  form  ! 
"  The  cleft  of  my  deep  pierced  side 
"  Shall  hide  thee  from  the  storm,' 

Haweis. 


PENITENTIAL. 


277 

1  4  II!  whither  should  I  go, 

J\     Burdened,  and  sick,  and   faint  ? 
To  whom  should  1  my  troubles  show, 

And  pour  out  my  complaint  ? 
My  Saviour  bids  me  come  ; 

Ah  !  why  do  I  delay  ? 
He  calls  the  weary  sinner  home, 

And  yet  from  him  I  stay  ! 

2  What  is  it  keeps  me  back 

From  which  I  cannot  part? 
Which  will  not  let  the  Saviour  take 

Possession  of  my  heart? 
Some  cursed  thins  unknown 

Must  surely  lurk  within  ; 
Some  idol  which  I  will  not  own, 

Some  secret  bosom  sin. 

3  Jesus,  the  hindrance  show, 

Which  I  have  feared  tft  see  ; 
And  let  me  now  consent  to  know 

What  keeps  me  back  from  thee. 
Searcher  of  hearts,  in  mine 

Thy  trying  power  display  ; 
Into  its  darkest  corners  shine, 

And  take  the  veil  away. 


278.  279  PENITENTIAL. 

4  I  now  believe  in  thee 

Compassion  reigns  alone  ; 
According  to  my  faith,  to  me 

O  let  it,  Lord,  be  done  ! 
In  me  is  all  the  bar, 

Which  thou  wouldst  fain  remove ; 
Remove  it.  and  I  shall  declare 

That  God  is  onlv  love. 


27S 


C.   M.  Is'e  of  Wight,  Bangor. 

Godly  Sorroic  from  the  Sufferings  of  Christ. 

1  A  LAS  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed. 
■£**     And  did  my  Sovereign  die? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 

For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2  Thy  body  slain,  sweet  Jesus,  thine, — 

And  bathed  in  its  own  blood, 
While  all  exposed  to  wrath  divine, 
The  glorious  sufferer  stood ! 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity  !  grace  unknown  1 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

4  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories   in. 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died 
For  man  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears  ; 
Dissolve  mine  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  mine  eyes  in  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe  ; 
Here,  Lord.  I  give  myself  away — 

'Tis  all  that  I  can  do.  *  Watt?. 

«  /  i/  CM.  urendOB,  Coventry. 

1  \  LMIGHTY  God  of  truth  and  love, 
-£*     In  me  thy  ,-ower  exert— 

The  mountain  from  my  soul  remove — 
The  hardness  from  my  heart. 

2  Do  thou  in  mercy  wake  within 

A  jealous,  godly  fear, 
A  sensibility  to  sin. 
A  pain  to"  feel  it  near. 


n:\iTi:.\Ti.\L.        ^0.  ^1 

3  Teach  me  the  first  approach  to  feel 

Of  pride,  ox  fond  desire  ; 
To  catch  the  wanderings  of  my  will, 
And  quench  the  kindling  fire. 

4  The  filial  awe,  the  contrite  heart, 

The  tender  conscience  five  ; 
That  I  from  thee  no  more  may  part — 
Xo  more  thy  goodness  sirievo. 


^.    M.  St.  Bride's. 


2S0 

1     A  ND  wilt  thou  yet  be  found, 
im     And  may  I  stiil  draw  near? 
Then  listen  to  the  plaintive  sound 
Of  a  poor  sinner's  prayer. 
£  Jesus,  thine  aid  ■fiord, 

It"  -till  the  same  thou  art  ; 
To  thee  I  look,  to  thee,  my  Lord  ; 
Lilt  up  a  helpless  heart. 

3  Thou  seest  my  troubled  breast, 

The  struggles  of  my  will, 

•   interrupt  my  rest, 
jonies  I  feel. 

4  The  daily  death  I  prove, 

SayiOUr,  \<>  the^  is  known  : 

than  death  my  God  to  love, 
And  not  my  God  alone. 

5  O,  my  offended  Lord, 

Restore  my  inward  peace  ; 
I  know  thou  canst  ;  pronounce  the  word, 
And  hid  the  tempest   cease  ! 

6  I  Ions  to  see  thy  face, 

Thy  spirit  I  implore, 
The  living  water  of  thy  jrraee, 

That  I  may  thirst  no  more.       Meth.  Coll. 


281 


C    Iff.  Rrading. 

The  Repenting  Prodigal.  Luke  XV.  13,  <kc. 

BEHOLD  the  wretch,  whose  lust  and  wine 
Has  •  -tate  ! 

i  share  among  the  swine, 
To  tai te  the  husks  they  eat. 
k»  f  die  with  hunger  here,"  he  crieK, 
••  I    -tare-'    in    foreign    !  ■  I 

''My  father's  house  has  large  «'ipplicsr 
■*  And  botnt<  ous  ere  hia  I 


282,  283         PENITENTIAL. 

3  "  I'll  go,  and,  with  a  mournful  tongue, 

"  Fall  down  before  his  face  ; 
"Father,  I've  done  thy  justice  wrong, 
"  Nor  can  deserve   thy  grace." 

4  He  said, — and  hastened  to  his  home, 

To  seek  his  father's  love  ; 
The  father  saw  the  rebel  come, 
And  all  his  boweis  move. 

5  He  ran  and  fell  upon  his  neck, 

Embraced  and  kissed  his  son ; 
The  rebel's  heart  with  sorrow  brake, 
For  follies  he  had  done. 

6  "  Take  off  his  clothes  of  shame  and  sin," 

(The  father  gives  command) 
"  Dress  him  in  garments  white  and  clean, 
"With  rings  adorn  his  hand. 

7  "A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain; 

"  Let  mirth  and  joy  abound  ! 
"  My  son  was  dead — and  lives  again  ; 
"Was  lost— and  now  is  found."     Watts. 


282 


L.   M.   6l.  Harlington,  Eaton. 

1  "pATHER  of  mercies,  God  of  love, 
Jl       O,  hear  au  humble  suppliant's  cry  ; 
Bend  from  thy  lofty  seat   above, 

Thy  throne  of  glorious  majesty  : 
O,  deign  to  listen  to  my  voice, 
And  bid  this  drooping  heart  rejoice. 

2  I  urge  no  merits  of  my  own  ; 

For  I,  alas  1  am  all  that's  vile; 
No — when  I  bow  before  thy   throne, 

Dare  to  converse  with  God  awhile, 
Thy  name,  blest  Jesus,  is  my  plea, 
That  dearest,  sweetest  name  to  me  I 

3  Father  of  mercies,  God  of  love, 

Then  hear  thy  humble  suppliant's  cry  ; 
Bend  from  thy  lofty  seat  above, 

Thy  throne  of  glorious  majesty : 
One  pardoning  word  can  make  me  whole, 
And  soothe  the  anguish  of  my  soul  ! 

Collyer. 


283 


L.  M.  New  Sabbatl 


I  /"10D  of  my  life,  what  just  return 
VT    Can  sinful  dust  and  ashes  give? 


PENITENTIAL. 284 

I  only  live  my  sin  to  mourn  ; 
To  "love  my  God  I  only  live. 

2  To  thee,  beni<rn  and  saving  Power, 

I  consecrate  my  lengthened  days  ; 
While,  marked  with  blessings,  every  hour 
Shall  speak  thy  co-extended  praise. 

3  Be  all  my  added  lii>    employed 

Thine  image  in  my  soul  to  see  : 
Fill  with  thyself  the"  mighty  void  ; 
Enlarge  my  heart  to  compass  thee  I 

4  O  give  me,  Saviour,  give  me  more: 

Thy  mercies  to  my  soul  reveal. 
Ami !  I  ><.<■  their  endless  store  ; 
But,  O,  I  cannot,  cannot  feel. 

5  Come,  then,  my  hone,  my  life,  my  Lord, 

And  fix  in   me  thy  lasting  home: 
Be  mindful  of  thy  i:rarious  word  : 
Thou,  with  thy"  promised  Father,  come. 

6  Prepare,  and  then  possess  my  heart: 

«)  take  me,  s<  i/.e  me  from  above  : 

Thee  may   1  i  thou  art  ; 

Thee  may   I  feel,  for  God  is  love. 


C)QA  !"•    "^  Brook  field,  Windhim. 

mO*±  Penitential   Confession. 

1  TTEAR  me,  O  Lord,  in  my  distress  ; 
-ll-  Hear  me  in  truth  and  righteousness  ; 
For,  at  thy  bar  of  judgment  tried, 
None  living  can  he  justified. 

2  Lord,  I  have  foes  without,  within — 
The  world,  the  tiesh,  Indwelling  sin, 
Life'l  daily  ills,  temptation's  power, 
And   passions    raging  to  devour. 

3  Teach  me  thy  will,  subdue  my  own  ; 
Thou  art  my  (Jul,  and  thou  alone; 
By  thy  good  Spirit  guide  me  still, 
Safe  from  all  foes,  to  Zion's  hill. 

4  Release  my  soul  from  trouble,  Lord  ; 
Quicken  and  keep  me  by  thy  word  ; 
May  all  its  promises  be  mine  ; 

Be  thou  my  portion — I  am  thine. 

Montgomery 


285, 286. 287    penitential. 


28, 


~  CM.  Colchester,  Ferry. 

*■*       Pardon  and  Sanctijication  in  Christ. 


1  XJO^  sad  o,jr  state  by  nature  is  ! 
-O.     Our  sin,  how  deep  it  stains ! 
And  Satan  binds  our  captive  minds 

Fast  in  his  slavish  chains. 

2  But  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace, 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word — 
"  Ho  I  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 
"  And  trust  upon  the  Lord." 

3  My  soul  obeys  the  almighty  call, 

And  runs  "to  this  relief; 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord  ; 
O,  help  mine  unbelief. 

4  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm, 

On  thy  kind  arms  I  fall : 
Be  thou* my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus,  and  my  All.  Watts. 


S.   M.  Orange,  Concord. 


286 

1  T   ORD,  help  me  to  repent — 

-*-*     With  sin  for  ever  part ; 
And  to  thy  gracious  eye  present 
An  humble,  contrite  heart — 

2  A  heart  with  grief  oppressed, 

For  haying  grieved  thy  love  ; 
A  troubled  heart,  that  cannot  rest, 
Till  cleansed  from  above. 

3  Jesus,  on  me  bestow 

The  penitent  desire  ; 
With  true  sincerity  of  wo 
My  aching  breast  inspire. 

4  With  softening  pity  look, 

And  melt  my  hardness  down  ; 
Strike,  with  thy  love's  resistless  stroke, 
And  break  this  heart  of  stone. 


287 


L.   M.  Pleyef's. 


1  T   ORD,  I  despair  myself  to  heal  ; 
-L*  I  see  my  sin,  but  cannot  feel: 
I  cannot,  till  thy  Spirit  blow, 
And  bid' the  obedient  waters  flow. 


PENITENTIAL. 

2  'Tis  thine  a  pearl  of  Been  to  give  : 

Thy  gifts   I   only  <an  r<  , 

ihee  I  till  resign  : 

il — are  thine. 

3  With  Biraple  faith  on  thee  I  call, 

gbt,  my  life,  my  Lord,  my  all: 
1  •  be  moving  of  the  pool ; 

me  whole. 
iord  :  my  sickness  cure, 
nature  pure  : 
i  3,  and  joy  impart, 

ir  thyself  into  my  heart  ! 

2oO  0.    M.  Barby,  Howards 

1  1IV  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall 
-*■-     The  wonders  of  thy  grace, 

Lou  at  thy  feel  ashamed  I  fail, 

And  hide  my  blushing  face. 

2  Shall  love  like  thine  be  thus  repaid  ? 

Ali,  vile,  ungrateful  heart, 

lib's  unworthy  cares  betrayed, 
•art ! 

.  absent  from  my  Lord,  I  live 
I,  unblest. 

4  O,  while  I  breathe  to  thee,  my  Lord, 

penitential  sigh, 

Confirm  the  kind,  the  pardoning  word, 
With  pity  in  thine  Steele 

^Si)  CM.  Contrition. 

1  /  \  Tl :  •   nder  mercy  hears 

"  "    Contrition's  humble  cry  ; 

id,  indulgent,  wipes  the  tear3 
'a  weeping  eye  ; — 
low  before  thy  throne  of  grace, 
wanderer  mourn  : 
Hast  thou  Dot  bid  me  seek  thy  face? 
thou  not  said—"  Return  "? 
\  ail 
.  ■ 

r  r»  uige  fail, 
Tins  only  safe  r  treat. 


290.  291  PENITENTIAL. 

4  O,  shine  on  this  benighted  heart, 
With  beams  of  mercy  shine, 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 


290 


C.  P.  M. 


1  f~\  LOVE  divine,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 
V7  When  shall  I  find  my  willing  heart 

All  taken  up  by  thee  ? 
I  thirst,  I  faint,  I  die  to  prove 
The  greatness  of  redeeming  love, 

The  love  of  Christ  to  me. 

2  Stronger  his  love  than  death  or  hell  j 
Its  riches  are  unsearchable  ; 

The  first-born  sons  of  light 
Desire  in  vain  its  depths  to  see  -r 
They  cannot  reach  the  mystery, 

The  length,  the  breadth,  the  height. 

3  God  only  knows  the  love  of  God  ; 
O  that  it  now  were  shed  abroad 

In  this  poor  stony  heart ! 
For  love  I  sigh,  for  love  I  pine  ; 
This  only  portion,  Lord,  be  mine ; 

Be  mine  this  better  part. 

4  O  that  I  could  for  ever  sit 
With  Mary  at  the  Master's  feet! 

Be  this  my  happy  choice  ; 
My  only  care,  delight,  and  bliss, 
My  joy,  my  heaven  on  earth  be  this, 

To  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice  ! 

5  O  that  I  could,  with  favored  John, 
Recline  my  weary  head  upon 

The  dear  Redeemer's  breast : 
From  care,  and  sin,  and  sorrow  free, 
Give  me,  O  Lord,  to  find  in  thee 

My  everlasting  rest.  Meth.  Coll. 


291 
J0 


C.  M. 


THAT  1  could  my  Lord  receive, 
Who  did  the  world  redeem  ; 
Who  gave  his  life  that  I  might  live 
A  life  concealed  in  him  ! 
2  O  that  I  could  the  blessing  prove, 
My  heart's  extreme  desire: 


I PENITENTIAL. 292 

Live  happy  in  my  Saviour's  love, 
And  in  his  arms  expire  ! 

3  Mercy  I  ask  to  seal  my  peace, 

That,  kept  by  mercy's  power, 
I  may  from  every  evil  cease, 
And  never  grieve  thee  more. 

4  Now,  If  thy  gracious  will  it  be, 

EYn  now  my  sins  remove, 
And  Bel  my  soul  at  liberty 
By  thy  victorious  love. 

5  In  answer  to  ten  thousand  prayers, 

Thou  pardoning  God,  descend  : 
Number  in*-  with  salvation's  heirs, 
My  sins  and  troubles  end. 

6  Nothing  I   ask  or  want  beside, 

Of  all  in  earth  or  heaven: 
But  let  me  feel  thy  blood  applied, 

And  live   and  die  forgiven.      Meth.  Coll. 


292 


B.  M. 


1  f\  THAT  I  could  repent  ; 
v-J     o  that  I  could  believe  ! 
Thou  by  thy  voice  the  marble  rent, 

The  rock  in  sunder  cleave  ; 
Thou  by  thy  nvo-edged  sword 

il  and  spirit  part ; 
Strike  with  the  hammer  of  thy  word, 

And  break  my  stubborn  heart. 

2  Saviour  and  Prince  of  peace, 

The  double  grace  bestow  ; 
Unloose  the  bands  of  wickedness, 

And  let  the  captive  go: 
Grant  me  my  sins  to  feel, 

And  then  the  load  remove  : 
Wound,  and  pour  in,  my  wounds  to  heal, 

The  balm  of  pardoning  love. 

3  For  thine  own  mercy's  sake, 

The  hindrance  now  remove, 
And  into  thy  protection  take 

The  prisoner  of  thy  love  ; 
In  every  trying  hour, 

Stand  by  my  feeble  soul, 
And  screen  me  from  my  nature's  p  >\ver. 

Till  thou  hast  made  me  whole. 


293,  294  PENITENTIAL. 

4  This  is  thv  will,  I  know, 
That  I  should  holy  be  ; 
Should  let  my.  sins  this  moment   go, 

This  moment  turn  to  thee  : 
O  might  I  now   embrace 

Thy  all-sufficient  power, 
And  never  more  to  sin  give  place, 
And  never  grieve  thee  more. 

Meth.  Coll. 


293 


S.  M.  Suffield. 


1  f\  THAT  I  could  revere 
^-J  My  much-offended  God: 

O  that  I  could  but  stand  in  fear 

Of  thy  afflicting  rod  ! 
If  mercy  cannot  draw, 

Thou  by  thy  threatening  move  ; 
And  keep  an  abject  soul  in  awe, 

That  will  net  yield  to  love. 

2  Show  me  the  naked  sword 

Impending  o'er  my  head: 
O  let  me  tremble  at  thy  word, 

And  to  my  ways  take  heed ! 
With  sacred  horror  fly 

From  every  sinful  snare ; 
Xor  ever  in  my  Judge's  eye 

My  Judge's  anger  dare. 

3  Thou  great,  tremendous  God, 

The  conscious  awe  impart ; 
The  grace  be  now  on  me  bestowed, 

The  tender  fleshly  heart : 
For  Jesus'  sake  alone, 

The  stony  heart  remove ; 
And  melt,  at  last,  O  melt  me  down 

Into  the  mould  of  love.         Meth.  Coll, 

L.   M.  Surry,  Darwent 

Prayer  of  a  Penitent.  Ps.  6. 


294 


1  f\  THAT  the  Lord  would  hear  my  cry, 
v/  And  stay  his  anger,  lest  I  die!" 
Thy  wrath  is  just — yet,  oh,  forgive  ! 
And  let  a  mourning  sinner  live. 

2  In  all  my  frame,  without,  within, 
I  feel  the  sad  effects  of  sin ; 

How  long,  my  God,  must  I  complain, 
Ant1  deprecate  thy  wrath  in  vain? 


I rEXITEXTIAL.  2P5.  29C 

should  I  die  deprived  of  thee, 
What  being  else  can  succor  me? 
Thy  frowns  would  rend  my  soul  in  death, 
Ami  sink  it  t  i  the  depths  beneath. 

4  Ye  darling  Bins,  thai  plague  me  so, 
The  greatest  enemies  I  know, 

!i  heard  my  prayer, 
And  will  net  lei  me  long  despair. 

5  No  :— I  shall  yet  bi  less  ; 
Ami,  when  this  transient  life  shall  pass, 

shall  prove 
rid  sinners  love. 

4}(\  "  C    -M.  Baujcr,  Windsor. 

ID  ,  dear  Jesus,  at  thy  feet 

A     .\  guilt}   r<  to  I  Lies  ; 

■  \ -seat 
Presumes  to  lift  bis 

i  row  would  suffice 
i  awe, 
Tean  both  my  weeping  eyes 

■ 

;  lead 
I  lilt  ; 
w  hich  thou  hast  shed  ; 
il  thou  hast  spilt 
4  THnk  of  thy  sorrows,  dearest  Lord, 

-•  will  well  approve  the  word 
That  hids  the  sinner  live.       J.  Stskkxtt. 

Li    -d.  Carthage,  Geneva. 

leading  for  Pardon.   Ps.  51. 
1  OHOW  pity,  Lord;  0  Lord,  forgive; 
'      Lei  a  repenting  rebel  live : 

re  and  free? 
May  not  a  tinner  tru-t  in  the    : 

-arpass 
.    iry  of  thy  j:race  ; 
rre  hath  no  bound  ; 
I  thy  pardoning  love  be  found. 
3  O,  wash  my  loul  from  every  sin, 

And  ?!i;tke  my  guilty  conscience  clean; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  ]  pain  mine  i  j 


5>9<> 


297,  298         PENITENTIAL. 

4  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace : 
Lord,  should  thy  judgment  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath, 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death; 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 

Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

6  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy  word, 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair.       Watts. 


297 


i  S.  Pleyel's,  Pastoral  Duet. 

1  CJOVEREIGX  Ruler,  Lord  of  all, 
^  Prostrate  at  thy  feet  I  fall : 
Hear,  oh,  hear  my  ardent  cry  ;    - 
Frown  not,  lest  I  faint  and  "die. 

2  Vilest  of  the  sons  of  men, 
Worst  of  rebels  I  have  been ! 
Oft  abused  thee  to  thy  face, 
Trampled  on  thy  richest  grace  ! 

3  Justly  might  thy  vengeful  dart 
Pierce  this  bleeding,  broken  heart; 
Justly  might  thy  kindled  ire 
Blast  me  in  eternal  fire. 

4  But  with  thee  there's  mercy  found, 
Balm  to  heal  my  every  wound ; 
Soothe,  oh,  soothe  the  troubled  breast; 
Give  the  weary  wanderer  rest. 


298 


L-    M.  Surry,  Carthage, 

1  npH77!  Lord  of  life,  the  Saviour  dies, 

A    For  mortal  crimes  a  sacrifice : 
What  love,  what  mercy,  how  divine ! 
Jesus,  and  can  I  call  thee  miner — 

2  Be  all  my  heart,  and  all  my  days 
Devoted  to  my  Saviour's  praise ; 
And  let  my  glad  obedience  prove 
How  much  I  owe,  how  much  I  love, 

3  Let  humble,  penitential  wo 

With  painful,  pleasing  anguish  flow  ; 

And  thy  fosgiving  smiles  impart 

Life,  hope,  and  joy  to  even-  heart.    Steilx. 


rnxvrrnox.         209,  300 


Ann  C    M.  York,  St.  Ann 'i, 

^«J*7  The  contrite  Hecrt. 

1  rpHE  Lord  will  happiness  divine 

A    On  contrite  hearts  bestow  ; 
Then  tell  me.  gracious  God,  is  mine 
.trite  heart,  or  no? 

2  I  hear,  but  seem  to  hear  in  vain, 

If  aught  is  felt.  riis  only  pain 

nd  I  cannot  feel. 

aelimes  think  myself  inclined 

To  love  tnee,  if  I  could  ; 

But  often  feel  another  mind, 

to  all  that's 

re  faint  and  few; 
I  fun  would  strive  for  more  ; 
But.  when  I  cry.  "  My  strength  renew," 
Seem  weaker  than  before. 
L  Thy  I,  1   know, 

se  of  prayer ; 
i  v.  ii»  re  btl 
But  lind  no  confort  there. 

■  or  ache  ; 
r  me  ; 
And.  if  !>reak  ; 

:  beal  it,  if  it  be.  Cowter. 


CONVICTION   AND  CONVERSION. 


300 


C.  P.  M. 


1     4  WAKED  by  Sinai's  awful  sound, 
X»    .My  soul  iji  bonds  of  guilt  I  found, 

And  knew  not  i»  bete  to  go ; 

Eternal  truth  did  loud  proclaim, 

"The  sinner  must  be  born  again, 

'  r  sink  to  endless  wo." 

9  A;:ain  did  Sinai's  thunders  roll, 

And  euilt  lay  heavy  on  my  soul, 

\  vast,  oppressive  load: 

.  and  saw  it  plain, 
t  be  born  again," 
Or  drink  the  v  :ath  of  God. 

n 


301.  302      CONVICTION  AND 

3  The  saints  I  heard  with  rapture  tell, 
How  Jesus  conquered  death  and  hell, 

Ana"  broke  the. fowler's  snare; 
Vet,  when  I  found  this  truth  remain, 
"  The  sinner  must  be  born  again,"' 

I  sunk  in  deep  despair. 

4  But  while  I  thus  in  anguish  lay. 

The  gracious  Saviour  passed  this  way, 

And  felt  his  pity  move  ; 
The  sinner,  by  his  justice  slain, 
Now  by  his  grace  is  born  again, 

And  sings  redeeming  love.  Ockum. 

Ol)l  S.  M,  St.  Thomas,  Dover. 

1  DEXEATH  the  poisonous  dart 
-O   of  Satan's  rage  I  fell  ; 
How  narrowly  my  feet  escaped  . 

The  snares  of  death  and  hell ! 

2  Darkness,  and  shame,  and  grief 

Oppressed  my  gloomy  mind  ; 
I  looked  around  me  for  relief, 
But  no  relief  could  rind. 

3  At  length  to  Cod  1  cried: 

He  heard  my  plaintive  sigh  ; 
He  heard,  and  instantly  he  sent 
Salvation  from  on  high. 

4  Oh,  may  I  ne'er  forget 

The  mercy  of  my  God  ! 
Nor  ever  want  a  tongue  to  spread 
His  loudest  praise  abroad. 

QA»>  L.    M-  Blendon,  Bath. 

<j\)j&  The  happy  Change. 

1  TN  sin  by  blinded  pa-sions  led, 

A  In  search  of  fancied  good  we  range  ; 
The  paths  of  disappointment  tread, 
To  nothing  tixed — bat  love  of  change. 

2  But,  when  the  Holy  Ghost  imparts 

The  knowledge  of  the  Saviour's  love, 
Our  wandering,  weary,  restless  hearts 
Are  then  renewed,  no  more  to  rove. 

3  Now  a  new  principle  takes  place, 

Which  guides  and  animates  the  will; 
This  live;  another  name  for  grace, 
Coin-trams  tj  good,  and  bars  from  ill. 


303 


CONVERSION. 303 

4  By  love's  pure  Unlit  \\  e  soon  perceive 
Our  noblest  bliss  and  proper  end  ; 
And  gladly  every  idol  leave, 
To  love  and  serve  our  Lord  and  Friend. 

Newton. 

<'.    If.  Colchester,  Barby. 

The  ProdigaL     Luke  xv.  11—24. 

1  rpHAXKLESS,  the  prodical  receives 

A    The  bounty  of  his  sire, 
Rejoicing  onlj    in  the  1; 
To  hav*-  his  own  i 

2  And,  far  from  heme,  in  climes  of  vice, 

llr  joins  th*'  heedless  throng; 
Begins  in  pleasure  t . •  r- 

Aml  chants  the  mirthful  song. 

3  But  to!  tht-  famine  coming  on, 

Nuv.    ill--  the  song  profane  ; — 
The  youth  beholds  his  substance  gone, 
Ami   !.<■_'-  the   husk   in  vain. 

4  The  terrors  of  the  world  to  come 

Have  struck  ln<  pleasures  dead — 
And.  far  from  God,  and  far  from  home, 
Hi-  every  friend  has 


PART    H.      Wantage,  Buckin 

■til)?. 

1  rpHK  prodigal,  wuh  streaming  eyes, 

1     From  folly  just  awake, 

ive  In-  wanderings  with  surprise; 
Hi-   In-art   begins  to  break. 

2  I  starve,  b<  i  an  I  bear 

inline   in  this   land  ; 

While  servants  of  mj   father  share 
The  bount]    <»t*  his  hand. 

3  With  deep  repentance  I'll  return 

And   -cik   my   father's   I 
I'nwortln    t(»  be  called   a  BOO, 

I'll  ask  a  servant's  place. 

4  Far  off  he  saw    him  slowly  move, 

In  pensive  Bilence  mourn  ; 

The  father  ran  with  arms  of  love 
To  welcome  hi-  return. 


304.   305     CONVICTION"  AND 

PART   III.  Clarendon,  Barby. 

1  ~\T^   -soul,  thy  hasty  censure  spare, 
1*1  Repress  the  bitter  tone  ; — 
Forbear  thy  brother's  faults  to  judge, 

And.  watchful,  scan  thy  own. 

2  Hast  thou  the  unwearied  gifts  of  Heaven 

Beheld  with  thoughtless  pride? 
Ungratefully  their  blessings  shared, 
Or  madly  misapplied? 

3  In  the  "  far  country''  of  thy  sin, 

Hast  thou  perceived  with  pain 
The  evils  of  thy  wayward  course, 
And  sought  thy  God  again  ? 

4  And  was  thy  penitence  received, 

And  was  the  rebel  loved? — 
Then  with  the  prodigal  adore 
The  mercy  thou  hast  proved. 

8(\  i  k*  "■         L 

J  a        On  'on. 

Ps.  cvii.  17—2  '. 

1  npHE  sinner's  flattering  dreams  are  fled, 

-I-    Destruction  hovers  o'er  his  head  ; 
And  conscience  throws  her  darts  around, 
And  poison  rankles  in  each  wound. 

2  Despair  and  deatli  his  heart  assail, 
And  all  his  fail ; 
Till,  deeply  humbled  in  the  dust, 
He  owns  his  punishment  is  just. 

3  Then  Penitence  beside  him  stands, 
With  brow  severe,  but  healing  hands: 
The  wounds  she  probes,  the  balm  applies, 
To  heaven  directs  the  mourner's  sighs. 

Li  VIXG5TOXE. 


30.5 


C.  M. 

1  ?nniS  trembling  hardness  that  I  feel  j 

A    I  fear,  but  don't  relent  ; — 
Perhaps  of  endless  death  the  seal : 
Oh,  that  I  could  repent ! 

2  My  prayers,  my  tears,  my  vows  are  vile  ; 

My  duties  black  with  guilt; 
On  such  a  "wretch  can  mercy  smile, 
Though  Jesus'  blood  was  spilt: 


CONVERSION.  306.  307 


bless  I  Bink  t.>  endless  night, 

an  opening  bell ; 
:  what  glory  strikes  my  sight! 
Such  l.  i  toll ! 

4  Enwrapped  ght  beams  of  peace, 

S\v*ll.  Bwell  the  note:    Oh,  tell  his  grace; 

•1  his  high  praise  abroad  !  Strong. 


30(5 


C.    M.    Greeuualk,  New  Durham. 
Vanity  and  Danger  of  the   World* 
1  "I'AIN   world,  vain  world,  I  bid  adieu 
»    To  your  deceitful  joys  ; 
I  will  nut  Bell  my  soul  for  you, 
Nor  longer  sock  your  toys. 

flatter  witli  a  vain  applause, 
Ami  promise  rutin 

tre  but  dross, 
Your  bli<s  an  empty  toy. 

•    the  Lord  who  taught  my  soul 
How  near  the  gulf  1  b! 
And  now,  while  mortal  moments  rolL, 

Allime. 


307 


CONVERT. 

C.    Bf.  Barty,  Buckingham 

1  ANXIOUS,  I  strove  to  rind  the  way 

■*»-  Which  to  salvation  led  ; 
J    .  It  .    I    tried   to  pray, 

And  beard  what  many  said. 

2  When   sour-   of  joys  ami  <\imfbrts  told, 

tred  tint  I  was  wrong  ; 
Pot  1  v.  ss  stupid,  dead,  ami  cold, 
Had  noiti  -.Hi'. 

3  The  Lord  my  laboring  heart  relieved, 

Ami  made  my  burden  light  ; 
Then  for  a  moment   I  b< 
And  thought  that  all  was 

4  Of  fierce  temptations  others  talked, 

Of  anguish  and  dismay  ; 


308.  309  CONVERT. 


Through  what  distresses  they  had  walked 
Before  they  found  the  way. 

5  Ah  !  then  I  thought  my  hopes  were  vain, 

For  I  had  lived  at  ease  ; 
I  wished  for  all  my  fears  again, 
To  make  me  more-  like  these. 

6  I  had  my  wish  ;  the  Lord  disclosed 

The  evils  of  my  heart, 
And  left  my  naked  soul  exposed 
To  Satan's  fiery  dart.  Xewtox. 

OUO  B.    M.  Nativity,  Peckham. 

So7i<r  of  Closes  and  the  Lamb.    Rev.  xv.  3* 

1  AWAKE,  and  sins  the  song 
-£■-  Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb; 
Wake,  every  heart  and  every  tongue, 

To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love  ; 

Sing  of  his  rising  power  ; 
Sing,  how  he  intercedes  above, 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore* 

3  Sing,  till  we  feel  our  heart 

Ascending  with  our  tongue  ; 

Sing,  till  the  love  of  sin  depart, 

And  grace  inspire  our  song. 

4  Sing,  on  your  heavenly  way, 

Ye  ransomed  sinners,  sing; 

Sing  on,  rejoicing,  every  day, 

In  Christ,  the  eternal' King. 

5  Soon  shall  we  hear  him  say, 

"Ye  blessed  children,  come;" 

Soon  wiil  he  call  us  hence  away, 

And  take  his  wanderers  home". 

6  Soon  shall  our  raptured  tongue 

His  endless  praise  proclaim  ; 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song  ' 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb.  Hammoxd. 

^>U«7  Ss  &  ~s«         Sicilian,  Love  Divine. 

1  TTAIL,  my  ever  blessed  Jesus, 

Al  Only  thee  I  wish  to  sing ; 

To  my  soul  thy  name  is  precious, 
Thou  my  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King. 


CONVERT.  'MO 


2  Oku  what  mercy  flows  from  heaven  ! 

<  >h.  what  joy  and   bappi 
Love  I  much? — I've  much  forgiven — 
I'm  a  miracle  of  - 

3  Once,  with  Adam's  rare  in  ruin, 

Unconcerned,  in  sin    1  lay  ; 
Swift  destriK -tion  still  pursuing, 
Till  my  Saviour  passed  that  way. 

4  Witness,  all  ye  ROSta  of  heaven, 

My   Redeemer's  tenderness  ! 
Love  I  much  ; — I've  much  forgiven — 
I'm  a  miracle  of  gnu  <  . 

5  Shout,  ye  brinht  angelic  choir; 

Praise  the  Lamb  enthroned  above  ; 
While,  astonished,  1  admire 
God's  free  grace,  and  boundless  love. 
C  That  blest  moment   I  received  him. 
Filled  my  soul  with  joy  and  peace  ; 
Low    I  in ii<  h  I — I've  lniich  forgiven — 

I'm  a  miracle  of  grace.  Wingrove. 


310 


<'.    P.    If.     C  lii  I  ton,  Kew,  Airhlone,  Ganges. 

1  IT  God  had  bid  his  thondera  roll, 

J  And  Lightnings  flash  to  blast  my  soul, 

I  -till  had  stubborn  been  : 
But  mercy  has  my  heart  subdued — 

A  bleeding  Saviour  I   liave  viewed, 
And  now   I  bate  my  sin. 

2  Ni.w,  Lord,  I  would  be  thine  alone; 
Come,  take  possession  of  thine  own, 

r..r  thou  free ; 

Released  from  Satan's  hard  command, 
Bee  all  my  powers  in  waiting  stand, 

To  be  employed  by  thee. 

3  My  wi.l  conformed  to  thine  would  move; 
On  thee  my  hope,  desire  and  love. 

In   fixed  attention  join  : 
My  hands,  my  eyes,  nay  ears,  my  tongue, 
Hav.-  Satan's  servants  been  too  long, 

But  now    Lhej    Shall  he  thine. 
A   And  can   I  he  the   very  same, 

Who  lately  durst  blaspheme  thy  name, 

And  on  thy  gospel  tread  : 
Surely  enrh  one,  who  hears  my  ease, 
Will  praise  thee,  and  confess  thy  grace 

Invincible  in  nTnwTen; 


311,  312  CONVERT. 


311 


H.   M.     Allerton,  Whitechurch,  Jubilee. 
Jesus,  the  Pilot. 

1  JESUS,  at  thy  -command, 
*J  I  launch  into  the,  deep, 
And  leave  my  native  land, 

Where  sin  "lulls  all  asleep  : 
For  thee  I  fain  would  all  resign, 
And  s-ail  to  heaven  with  rhee  and  thine. 

2  Thou  art  my  Pilot  wise  ; 

My  compass  is  thy  word  ; 
My  soul  each  storm*  defies, 

While  I  have  such  a  Lord  : 
I  trust  thy  faithfulness  and   power, 
To  save  me  in  the  trying  hour. 

3  Though  rocks  and  quicksands  deep 

Through  all  my  passage  lie, 
Yet  thou  wilt  safely  keep, 

And  guide  me  with  thine  eve  : 
My  anchor,  hope,  shall  firm  abide, 
And  I  each  boisterous  storm  outride. 

4  By  faith  I  see  the  land, 

The  port  of  endless  rest : 
My  soul,  thy  sails  expand, 

And  fly  to  Jesus'  breast. 
Oh,  may  I  reach  the  heavenly  shore, 
Where  winds  and  waves  distress  no  more  ! 

5  Whene'er  becalmed  I  lie, 

And  storms  and  winds  subside, 
Lord,  to  my  succor  fly, 

And  keep  me  near  thy  side: 
For  more  the  treacherous  calm  I  dread, 
Than  tempests  bursting  o'er  my  head. 

6  Come,  heavenly  Wind,  and  blow 

A  prosperous  gale  of  grace, 
To  waft  me  from  below, 

To  heaven,  my  destined  place: 
Then,  in  full  sail,  my  port  I'll  find, 
And  leave  the  world  and  sin  behind. 

Huntingdon. 


312 
]J 


L.   M.  Leeds,  Bath. 

Social  Dedication  to   God. 


ESU8,*our  best  beloved  Friend, 
On  thy  redeeming  name  we  call 


f:rt.  313 


end  ; 
Pardon  ami  sanctify  us  all. 
I  Our  souls  aud  bodies  we  resign, 
To  fear  and  foil  w  thy  commands: 

O  take  our  hearts — our  hearts  are  thine — 

Accept  •  f  our  hands. 

;  Firm,  faithful,  watching  unto  prayer, 

Our  ■  will  we  obey, 

Toil  in  thy  vineyard  here,  and  bear 

The  beat  and  burden  of  our  day. 

I,  for  ns  a  resting  place, 
In  heaven,  at  thy  right  hand,  prepare  ; 
And,  till  we  see  I'.iee  face  to  face, 
Be  all  our  conversation  there. 

.Montgomery. 


313 


CM.  ■  I.  Bndford. 

Old  Tkimga  passed  airav.    2  Cor.  v.  17. 
1   T    KT  carnal  minds  the  world  pursue  j 
■l^   It  has  no  rharms  tor  me  ; 
!   too, 
But   .  :   me  free. 

no  longer  please, 
No  more  content  afford  ; 
I  in  my  heart  be  joys  like  these, 

the  Lord, 
the  light  of  opening  day, 
. 
So  earthly  pleasures  fade  away, 

\Yh<  D    .  .  riled. 

4  Creatures  no  more  divide  my  choice — 

I  bid  them  all  depart  ; 
His  n  d  gracious  voice, 

Have  fixed  my  roving  heart. 

5  Now,  Lord.  I  would  be  thine  alone, 

And  wholly  live  to  thee  ; 
But  may  I  hope  that  thou  wilt  own 

A  wortbii  bs  worm  like  me  ? 
C  Yes,  though  of  sinners  I'm  the  worst, 

I  cannot  doubt  thy  will  ; 
For,  if  thou  hadst  not  loved  me  first, 

I  bad  refused  thee  still.  Newton. 


314?   315,  316     CONVERT. 


Ol4  L»   M.     Brentford,  Sterling,  Shoel. 

1  T   IKE  Israel,  safe  upon  the  shore, 

J-^  Who  thought  the  conflict  all  was  o'er, 
Young  converts  view  the  frightful  train 
Of  all  their  foes  for  ever  slain  ; — 

2  But  soon,  with  sickening  heart,  survey 
The  perils  of  the  desert  way  ; 

The  power  of  sin  revives  again, 

And  all  their  hopes  seem  false  and  vain. 

3  The  morning  sun,  that  shone  so  hright, 
Is  shrouded  in  the  gloom  of  night  ; 
Hopeless  the  victor's  crown  to  win, 
They  yield  ere  they  the  fight  begin. 

4  But  Jesus  calls  them  to  the  field  : 
"Come,  gird  on  harness,  sword  and  shield; 
"Stand  fast  in  faith,  fight  for  your  King; 

"  My  grace  shall  strength  and  victory  bring." 

o*  L.    M.  Portugal,  S'.erling. 

O     The  noblest  Resolution.  Josh.  xxiv.  15. 


31 

1  IVJAY  I  resolve,  with  all  my  heart, 

ItJL   With  all  my  powers  to  serve  the  Lord  j 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

2  Oh,  be  his  service  all  my  joy  ! 

Around  let  my  example  shine, 

Till  others  love  the  blest  employ, 

And  join  in  labors  so  divine. 

3  Be  this  the  purpose  of  my  soul, 

My  solemn,  my  determined  choice, 
To  yield  to  his  supreme  control, 
And  in  his  kind  commands  rejoice. 

4  Oh,  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire, 

Nor,  wandering,  leave  his  sacred  ways  ; 
Great  God,  accept  my  soul's  desire, 

And  give  me  strength  to  love  thy  praise. 
Steele. 

OlO  L.    M.      Luther's  Hymn,  Old  Hundred,  Bath. 

1  TVATURE  will  raise  up  all  her  strife, 
l^i    Foe  to  the  flesh-abasing  life, 
Loath  in  a  Saviour's  death  to  share, 
Her  daily  cross  compelled  to  bear. 


CONVERT.  317.  318 


I  But  grace  omnipotent,  at  length, 

Shall  arm  the  saint  with  saving  strength; 
Through  the  sharp  war  w  ith  aid  attend, 
And  the  dire  conflict  safely  end. 
3  Act  hut  the  infant's  gentle  part  ; 
Give  up  to  love  thy  willing  heart; 
And  pnce  will  then  the  victory  claim, 
And  light  it  with  a  purer  flame.         Luther. 


317 


C.   M.  Barby,  Clarendon. 

1  /"|l  R  country  is  Immanuel's  ground  ; 
v^  We  seek  that  promised  soil: 

The  songs  of  Zkm  cheer  our  hearts, 
While  strangers  here  we  toil. 

2  Oft  do  cur  eves  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft  are  bathed  in  tears; 
\Yt.  nought  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raise, 
And  nought  hut  sin  our  fears. 

3  Our  powen  are  oft  dissolved  away 

In  ecstasies  of  love  ; 
And.  while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
(  >ur  MWll  are   fixed    above. 

4  We   purge  eiir  mortal   dross  away, 

RetiniiiL'  a>  we  run  ; 
But  while  we  die  to  earth  and  sense, 

Our  heaven  is  here  begun.  Barbauld. 

Hoiham,   Middleton 
Ruth  i.  1G— 19. 

1  pEOPLE  of  the  living  God, 

-I     I  have  sought  the  world  around, 
Paths  of  sin  and  aorrow  trod, 

Peace  and  comfort  no  where  found: 
Now  to  \ on  my  spirit  turne, 

Turns, — a  fugitive  unblest  ; 
Brethren,  where  your  altar  burns, 

oh,  receive  me  into  rest. 

2  Lonely  I  no  longer  roam. 

Like  the  cloud,  the  wind,  the  wave; 
Where  you   dwell  -ball  be  my  home, 

Where  \  on  die  shall   be  my   grave; 
Mine  the  Qod  whom  yon  adore— 

Your  Redeemer  snail   be  mine  ; 
Earth  can  fill  my  soul  no  more, 

Every  idol  I  resign.  Montgomery. 


318 


319,  320,  321    CONVERT. 


qiQ  C-   P-   ^f-  Chapel,  Ganges. 

Oil/       The  Heavenly  Prospect.     Num.  13. 

1  "OEJOICIXG  now  in  glorious  hope, 

XV  We  stand,  and,  from-  the  mountain  top, 

View  all  the  land  below  : 
Rivers  of  milk  and  honey  rise, 
And  all  the  fruits  of  Paradise 

In  endless  plenty  flow. 

2  A  land  where  sin  shall  ne'er  invade,     - 
Nor  doubt  shall  cast  a  gloomy  shade, 

With  every  blessing  crowned  : 
There  dwells  the  Lord  our  righteousness, 
And  keeps  his  own  in  perfect  peace  ; 

And  all  his  praise  resound. 

3  May  we  this  better  land  possess, 
When  in  this  howling  wilderness,' 

No  longer  we  shall  rove, — 
Lord,  help  us  humbly  to  rejoice, 
In  hope  we  there  shall  hear  thy  voice, 

And  sins  redeeming  love. 

OLO  L-    M.  Bath,  Kent,  Wells. 

1  CHALL  I,  to  gain  the  world's  applause, 
^  Or  to  escape  its  harmless  frown, 
Refuse,  my  Lord,  to  plead  thy  cause, 

And  make  thy  people's  lot  my  own  ? 

2  Xo  !  let  the  world  cast  out  my  name, 

And  vile  account  me,  if  they  will ; 
If  to  confess  the  Lord  be  shame, 
I  purpose  to  be  viler  still. 

3  And  what  is  man,  or  what  his  smile? 

The  terrors  of  his  auger  what? 
Like  grass  he  flourishes  awhile, 
And  soon  his  place  shall  know  him  not. 

QOI  *~-   ^'  York,  St.  Ann's. 

OasI         Returning  to  Zion.   Tsa.  xxxv.  10. 

1  QIXG,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 
^  Your  great  Deliverer  sing  : 
Pilgrims,  for  Zion's  city  bound, 

Be  joyful  in- your  King. 

2  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 

Through  all  the  blissful  road  : 


;  rt.  32'2,  3-23 


Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  rise, 
And  Bee  your  smiling  God. 
3  Th<-  garlands  of  Immortal  joy 
Shall  bloom  on  every  head  ; 

ling,  and  distress. 
Like  shadows,  all  are  ded. 

i  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength; 
is  still  ; 
And  l"t  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye, 
While  laboring  up  the  hill.     Doddridge. 

.")^).}  C.  P.  M.  Hermon,  Ganges. 

Jimmm  Rei!  '■ "  rid. 

TILL  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys, 
Of  sinful  mirth  and  carnal  joys, 
The  things  1  loved  \u 
Lei  me  l»ut  view  my  Saviour's  face, 
And  feel  his  animating  iirace, 
And  I  deal 

and  wealth, 
and  health  ; 
,!1  their  snares  ; 
know  m>  Bins  forgiven, 
Drolled  in  heaven, 
And   I  am  fn  e  from  cares. 
<  the  BiSle  in  my  liand, 

I  and  understand, 
And  faith  to  trust  the  L 

day  to   day, 
Or  urgi  y  to  stay, 

abroad. 

C.   II.  Wal  i 

D'-lirrnnicr  fro  n  mil  Companions. 

[  rpiirc  giddy  world,  with  flattering  tongue, 
A    Had  charmed  my  soul  astray , 
And  lured  mj  t  to  aeath 

Along  the  flowery  way. 

rt,  with  agonizing  prayer, 

I  hand, 
■ 
J  He  broke  the  charm  which  drew  my  feet 
To  da 
I'rrm  lips  profane  ai  impure 


324,  325 convert. 

4  Homeward  I  flew  to  find  my  God, 
And  seek  his  face  divine, 
Restored  to  peace,  to  hope,  to  life, 
To  Zion's  friends,  and  mine.         Dwight. 


324 


8s.  Lambeth,  Corydon. 


1  rpHE  happy  in  Jesus  may  sleep  ; 

JL    But  oh,  till  in  me  he  "appears, 
Be  this  my  employment  to  weep, 

And  water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 
Ye  watchmen  of  Israel,  declare, 

If  ye  my  Beloved  have  seen, 
And  point  to  that  heavenly  fair, 

Surpassing  the  children  of  men. 

2  My  Lover  and  Lord  from  above, 

Who  only  can  quiet  my  pain, 
"Whom  only  I  languish  to  love, 

Oh,  where  shall  I  find  him  again? 
Once  more  if  he  show  me  his  face, 

He  never  again  shall  depart  5 
Detained  in  my  closest  embrace, 

Eternally  held  in  my  heart. 


325 


L.   Ma  Futney,  Warwick. 

1  npKE  sovereign  Father,  good  and  kind, 

-fi-    Wants  but  to  have  his  child  resigned; 
Wants  but  the  healing  heart — no  more — 
With  his  rich  gifts  of  grace  to  store. 

2  He  to  thy  soul  no  anguish  brings  ; 
From  thine  own  stubborn  will  it  springs ; 
That  foe  subdue,  the  foe  within — 
Then  shall  thy  peace  and  joy  begin. 

3  Let  faith  exert  its  conquering  power; 
Say,  in  thy  fearing,  trembling  hour, 

"  Father  ! — thy  pitying  help  impart" — 
'Tis  done — a  sigh  can  reach  his  heart. 

4  But  if  corruption's  strength  prevail, 
And  if  thy  pilgrim  footsteps  fail, 
Lift  for  his  grace  thy  louder  cries ; 

So  shalt  thou  cleansed  and  stronger  rise. 

Luther. 


convert.  326.  327 


*Qf*  L.    If.  Castle  Street. 

3*m\j      Pi  aisc  to   God  for  renewing  Grace. 

TO  God,  my  Saviour  and  my  King, 
Fain  would  my  soul  her  tribute  bring; 
•  Join  me,  ye  saints,  in  songs  of  praise, 
For  \e  have  known  and  felt  his  grace. 
!  Wretched  and  belpleai  once  I  lay, 
Ju<-  breathing  all  my  life  away;* 

\-  me  weltering  in  my  blood, 
And  felt  the  pity  of  a  God. 
]  With  speed  he  flew  to  my  relief, 
Bound  up  my  woonds,  and  soothed  my  grief; 
Poured  joy  divine  into  my  heart, 
And  bade  each  anxious  tear  depart. 

4  These  proofs  of  love,  my  dearest  Lord, 
Deep  in  my  breast  I  will  record: 

The  life  which  I  from  thee  receive, 
To  thee',  behol  1.  1  freely  give. 

5  My  heart  and  tongue  shall  tune  thy  praise, 
Through  the  remainder  of  my  flays  ; 

■.  hen   I  join  I  ibove, 

M>   -  *U  thai]  better  sing  thy  love. 

Stf.vnf.tt. 


327 
T 


Stand ish,  Bangor,  Walsal. 


O  whom,  my  Saviour,  shall  I  go, 
If  I  depart  from  the.   ': 
My  guide  through  all  this  vale  of  wo, 
And  more  than  all  to  me. 

2  The  world  reject  thy  gentle  reign, 

And  pay  thy  death  with  scorn  ; 
Oh,  they  could  plat  thy  crown  again. 
And  sharpen  every  thorn. 

3  Bui  I  have  fell  thy  dying  love 

Breathe  gently  through  my  heart, 
To  whisper  hope  of  joys  above — 
And  can  we  ever  part  .5 

4  Ah,  no  !  with  thee  I'll  walk  below 

My  journey  to  the  uravr  : 
To  whom,  my  Saviour,  shall  I  go, 
w "..   "   only  thou  canst  save  ; 


328, 329,  330        convert. 

QQQ  -k"   ^'      Elenion,  Bath,  Portugal. 

Oj«iO  Welcome  to  young  Converts. 

1  TITELCOME",  ye  hopeful  heir3  of  heaven, 

▼  ▼    To  this  rich  feast  of  gospel'  love — 
This  pledge  is  but  the  prelude  given 
To  that  immortal  feast  above. 

2  How  great  the  blessing,  thus  to  meet 

Around  the  sacramental  board, 
And  hold  by  faith  communion  sweet 

With  Christ  our  dear  and  common  Lord  ! 

3  And  if  so  sweet  this  feast  below, 

"What  will  it  be  to  meet  above, 
Where  all  we  see,  and  feel,  and  know, 
Are  fruits  of  everlasting  love ! 

4  Soon  shall  we  tune  the  heavenly  lyre, 

Whilst  listening  worlds  the  song  approve; 
Eternity  itself  expire, 
Ere  we  exhaust  tbe  theme  of  love. 

QOCl  L.    M.  Poriug.il,  Duke  Street. 

ojZ,)  Heb.  xiiL  14. 

1  u  TTTE'VE  no  abiding  city  here"— 

▼  ▼    This  may  distress  the  worldly  mind; 
But  should  not  cost  the  saint  a  tear, 
Who  hopes  a  better  rest  to  find. 

2  "We've  no  abiding  city  here" — 

Sad  truth,  were  this  to  be  our  home; 
But  let  this  though!  our  spirits  cheer, 
"We  seek  a  city  yet  to  come." 

3  "We've  no  abiding  city  here" — 

Then  let  us  live  as  pilgrims  do; 

Let  not  the  world  our  re:=t  appear, 

But  let  us  haste  from  all  below. 

4  "  We've  no  abiding  city  here" — 

We  seek  a  city  out  of  sight  ; 
Zion  its  name — the  Lord  is  there  ; 

It  shines  With  everlasting  light.  Kellt, 

siter,  BaiM 

2  Cor.  iv.  6.     Ps.  xliii.  5. 
1  "\\7HEX  renovating  grace  begins 


380 


To  move  the  heart  of  stone, 
A  holy  joV  illumes  the  soul, 
As  light  from  darkness  shone. 


CONVERT.  331 


High  songs  of  praise  with  dawn  begin, 

Exulting  close  the  day  ; 
And  e'en  the  silent  watch  of  night 

Is  vocal  with  their  lay. 
But  carts  arise— temptations  throng— 

The  world  prepares  her  dart— 
A  "horror  of  creir  darkness"  tails, 

And  whelms  the  shuddering  heart. 
Yet  why  cast  down,  sad  mourner,  say? 

Behold  the  gl  irious  sun- 
Full  oft  he  gilds  the  kindling  morn, 

\  i ;  fades  ere  d  lj   1-  done. 
But  -till  his  unextinguished  beam 

Behind  the  <•!  >ud  sun  i 
Still  his  appointed  course  he  runs, 

And  at  the  £ 
Hope  thou  in  God,  and  he  shall  make 

Thy  path  like  noontide  glow: 
Obey  him  with  mind, 

And  t  know. 

>Q  |  C.  P.  M.      Ganges,  Penitent,  Chapel, 

>•  3  I  Trur  Convert    -1  Cor.  v.  17. 

Vl'i!:'\   with  my  mind  devoutly  pressed, 
▼  ▼    Dear  Saviour,  my  revolving  breast 
VVould  past 
Trembling  I  make  l  lew, 

Vet  pleased  behold,  admirii 

The  p«'\\  er  i 
This  tongue,  with  blasphemies  defiled, 
These  feef,  I  >  erring  paths  beguiled, 

In  hea\  i  a  n*ee  : 

Wlio  would  believe  such  lips  could  praise, 
Or  think,  from  dark  and  winding  ways, 
should  turn  to  thee  ? 
res,  that  once  abnsi  1  the  light, 
Now  lift  tf»  thee  their  watery  sight, 

And  weep  a  silt  i:t   Hood  ; 

hands  are  raised  In  censeless  prayer  j 
Oh,  wash  away  the  stains  they  wear, 
in  pure  ■adeeming  I 

These  ears,  thai  once  could  entertain 
The  midnight  oath,  the  festive  strain, 

Around  the  sinful  board, 
Now,  deaf  to  all  the  enchanting  noise, 
Avoid  the  throng,  detest  their  joys, 

And  hong  to  hear  thy  word. 
12 


332,  333  BAPTISM. 


5  Thus  art  thou  served  in  every  part ; 
Go  on,  blest  Lord,  to  cleanse  my  heart; 

That  drossy  thing  refine; 
That  grace  may  nature's  powers  control, 
And  a  new  creature,  body.,  soul, 

Be  all  and  whollv  thine.  Brow*. 


332 


BAPTISM. 

C.    -I.  A J.dison,  Devizes. 

At  the   JVa'rr. 

1  A  LMIGHTY  Saviour,  here  we  stand, 
i»-  Ranged  by  the  water  side  ; 
Hither  we  come,  at  thy  command,. 

To  wait  upon  thy  Bride. 

2  Thy  footsteps  marked  this  humble  way, 

For  all  that  love  thy  cause  ; 
Lord,  thy  example  we  obey, 
And  glory  in  the  cross. 

3  Our  dearest  Lord,  we'll  follow  thee, 

Where'er  thou  lead'st  the  way  ; 
Through  floods,  through  flames,  through  death's 
dark  vale, 
To  realms  of  endless  day.  Baldwin. 


333 


L.    Ma  Arnheina,  Wolls 


1  DEHOLD  the  grave  where  Jesus  lay, 
-D  Before  he  shed  his  precious  blood  ! 
How  plain  he  marked  the  humble  way 
To  sinners,  through  the  mystic  flood  I 

2  Come,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 
Come,  and  obey  his  sacred  word ; 
He  died,  and  rose  again  for  you  ; 
What  more  could  the  Redeemer  do? 

3  Eternal  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
On  these  baptismal  waters  move ; 
That  we,  through  energy  divine. 

May  have  the  substance  with  the  sign. 

4  All  ye  that  love  Immanuel's  name, 
And"  lorrg  to  feel  -he  increasing  flame, 
'Ti$  you,  ye  children  of  the  ligbt, 
The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  invite. 


BAPTISM.  334.  335 


334 


H.  M.  Belhesda. 

.in  Address  to  the  Holy  Spirit. 

1  rtESCEND.  celestial  d 

-U   And  make  thy  presence  known  ; 

Reveal  our  Saviour's  love, 
Ami  peel  us  for  thine  own  ; 
Unblessed  by  thee,  our  works  are  vain, 
Nor  can  we  e'er  acceptance  gain. 

2  When  our  incarnate  God, 

The  sovereign  Prince  of  light, 
In  Jordan'.-  swelling  flood 

Received  the  holy  rite  ; 
In  open  view,  thy  form  came  down, 
And,  dove-like,  flew,  the  King  to  crown, 

3  The  day  was  never  known, 

i   its  race, 
On   which  BUCh  glory  shone, 
on  which  was  shown  such  grace, 
As  that  which  Bhed,  in  Jordan's  stream, 
•  nly  beam. 

4  Continue  .-till  to  >hine, 

And  till  us  with  thy  fire  : 

thine  ; 
1 ' • «  tin. n  our  soul-  inspire  ! 

.is — 
"  Till  time  shall  end,"  thy*  promise  runs. 

!'•    Mi  Luton,  Morning  Stir. 

BcI'k '■  ■  Ik  Christ  in  Baptisvi- 

P|()  we  not  know  thai  solemn  word, 
-LJ  That  we  are  buried  with  the  Lord; 
Baptized  into  bia  death,  and  then 
Put  off  the  bod]   of  our  sin  ? 
>  Our  i  rata  receive  diviner  breath, 

1  from  corruption,  nuilt  and  death. 
:  ul  Christ  arise, 
And  lives  to  6od  above  the 
:  Nb  mote  lei  sin  or  Satan  reign 
our  mortal  d.-h  again  : 
The  various  Lusts  w  >ore 

Shall  have  dominion  now  no  more. 

Watt  3. 


335 


336,  337  baptism. 


336 


L.  M. 


1  TTITHER  we  come,  our  dearest  Lord, 
•fl  Obedient  to  thy  sacred- word; 
'Tis  thou  hast  called  our  hearts  to  flee 
From  sense  aud  sin,  and  follow  thee. 

2  Here,  ranged  along  the  water's  side, 
Where  gently  rolls  the  silent  tide, 

O  what  on  earth  can  sweeter  be, 
Than  thus  to  come  and  follow  thee  ! 

3  When  wanderers  in  the  vale  of  tears, 
Enslaved  by  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears, 
Then  didst  thou  come  our  souls  to  free, 
And  gav'st  us  grace  to  follow  thee. 

4  When  darkness  did  our  souls  enshroud, 
And  o'er  our  heads  the  storm  was  loud, 
We  saw  no  way  from  wrath  to  flee, 
But  to  obey  and  follow  thee. 

5  While  others  walk  the  downward  road, 
That  onward  leads  to  death's  abode, 
Adored  be  thy  grace,  that  we 

May  take  our  cross  and  follow  thee. 

6  Thou  wast  baptized  beneath  the  wave, 
The  emblem  of  thy  future  grave  ; — 

O,  while  the  way  so  plain  we  see, 
What  can  we  do  but  follow  thee  ! 

7  Though  others,  by  tradition  led, 

Refuse  the  path  which  thou  didst  tread, — 
To  be  baptized  our  joy  shall  be  ; 
Thus  we  will  follow  none  but  thee. 

fjOi  C.    M.  BedforJ,  S'.  Ann's. 

Morning  before  Baptisrn  ;  cr,  at  the   Water  Side. 

1  XJOW  great,  how  solemn  is  the  work 
•Tl  Which  we  attend  to-day  ! 
Now  for  a  holy,  solemn  frame, 

O  God,  to  thee  we  pray. 

2  O  may  we  feel  as  once  we  felt, 

When,  pained  and  grieved  at  heart, 
Thy  kind,  forgiving,  melting  look 
Relieved  .our  every  smart. 

3  Let  graces,  then,  in  exercise 

Be  exercised  again ; 


L baptism.  333,  339 

And,  nurtured  by  celestial  power, 
In  exercise  remain. 

4  Awake,  our  love,  our  fear,  our  hope; 

fortitude  an 
Vain  world,  I  tilings  above 

Our  happy  thou- 

5  Whilst  thee,  our  Saviour  and  our  God, 

To  all  around  we  own, 
Drive  from  us  each  rebellious  thought, 

And  guide  us  to  thy  thi 
Instruct  our  minds,  our  wills  subdue, 

To  heaven  our  passions  raise, 
That  hence  our  lives,  our  all  may  be 

•   (I  to  th)    pi  Bcddome. 

qqq  ~        Greamlle,  Tabernacle. 

tJ&O         Invitation  to  follow  the  Lamb. 
1  TJL'v  who  seek  salvation 

1  -1-1.  Through  the  Lamb's  redeeming  blood, 

the  voice  of  revelation, 

!   the  path  which  Jesus  trod. 
to  him,  your  only  Saviour  ; 
In  his  might  Me  j 

In   the   whole  of  your  behavior, 
Own  him  as  j  our  only  guide. 

2  Hear  the  b  r  call  you, 

:  ills  that  may  befall  you, 

While  you  make  bis  ways  your  choice. 

i  b  believer 
••  Be  baptized  in  my  name ;" 

He  himself  in  Jordan's  river 
Was  baptized  in  the  stream. 

3  Plainly  hen  ;ng, 

Follow  him  with  itil  delay ; 
Gladly  his  command  embracing, 

Lo!  your  Captain  leads  the  way. 
View  h  understanding  j 

■     J  mm    lies  ; 

rred  at  his  commanding, 
After  liii  example  rise 

C.    M.  NarthfieM,  Caledonia. 

Difficulties  in  the   fVaij  surmountal. 
1   TN  nil  my  Lord's  appointed  ways 


339 


My  journey  I'll  pursue  ; 


340  BAPTISM. 


Hinder  me  not,  ye  much  loved  saints, 
For  I  must  go  with  you. 

2  Through  floods  and  flames,  if  Jesus  leads, 

I'll  follow  where  he  goes: 
Hinder  me  not,  shall  be  my  cry, 
Though  earth  and  hell  oppose. 

3  Through  duty  and  through  trials  too, 

I'll  go,  at  his  command: 
Hinder  me  not,  for  I  am  bound 
To  ray  Immanuel's  land. 

4  And  when  my  Saviour  calls  me  home, 

Still  this  my  cry  shall  be, 
Hinder  me  not, — come,  welcome  death, 
Pll  gladly  go  with  thee.  Ryland. 


840 


L.  M.  6l.  -st.  Helen's. 

1  TN  Jordan's  tide  the  Baptist  stands, 
A  Baptizing:  the  repenting  Jews  ; 
The  Son  of  God  the  rite  demands, 
Nor  dares  the  holy  man  refuse  : 
Jesus  descends  beneath  the  wave, 
The  emblem  of  his  future  grave. 
"2  Wonder,  ye  heavens  !  your  Maker  lies 
In  deeps  concealed  from  human  view : 
Ye  saints,  behold  him  sink  and  rise, 

A  fit  example  thus  for  you  : 
The  sacred  record,  while  you  read, 
Callu  you  to  imitate  the  deed. 
.3  But  lo  !  from  yonder  opening  skies, 

What  beams  of  dazzling  glory  spread  I 
Dove-like  the  Eternal  Spirit  flies, 

And  lights  on  the  Redeemer's  head  j 
Amazed,  they  see  the  power  divine 
Around  the  Saviour's  temples  shine. 
■4.  But  hark,  my  soul,  hark  and  adore  ! 

What  sounds  are  those  that  roll  along, 
3ot  like  loud  Sinai's  awful  roar, 

But  soft  and  sweet  as  Gabriel's  song? 
"  This  is  my  well-beloved  Son  ; 
"I  see,  well  pleased,  what  he  hath  done." 
5  Thus  the  Eternal  Father  spoke, 

Who  shnkes  creation  with  a  nod  ; 
Through  parting  skies  the  accents  broke, 
And'bid  us  hear  the  Son  of  God  : 


BAPTISM. 341,  342 

()  hear  the  awful  word  to-day; 
Hear,  all  ye  nations,  and  obey! 

Rippon's  Coll. 


L.    If.  New  Sabtath,  Paris. 


341 

1  f~Vl*R  Saviour  bowed  beneath  the  wave, 
vJ  And  meekly  sought  a  watery  grave; 
Coine,  see  the  sacred  path  he  trod— 

A  path  well  pleasing  to  our  God. 

2  His  voice  we  hear,  his  footsteps  trace; 
And  hither  come  to  seek  his  face, 

To  do  his  will,  to  feel  his  love, 

And  join  our  songs  with  songs  above. 

3  Hosanna  to  the  Lamb  divine! 

Let  en  round  him  shine  ! 

High  o'er  the  heavens  for  ever  reign, 
;     O  Lamb  of  God,  for  sinners  slain  ! 

4  We  love  thy  name,  we  love  thy  laws, 
And  joyfully  embrace  thy  cause; 

We  .  is,  the  shame,  the  pain; 

O  Lamb  of  God,  for  sinners  slain  ! 
j  We  plunge  beneath  the  mystic  flood; 
mi  thy  cleansing  blood  ! 
We  die  to  sin,  sad  seek  a  grave 
With  li  the  yielding  wave. 

with  thee  to  live, 

•.ling  unction  from  above, 
The  breath  of  lire,  the  fire  of  love  ! 

ly  Spirit,  Dove  divine  ; 
On  ua  with  beams  of  mercjj  shine, 
And  teach  our  hearts,  in  highest  strain, 
To  praise  the  Lamb  for  sinners  slain. 

Judsox. 

<  .   If.  b-.j.i. 

Jlflcr  Baptism.         ► 

1  "  pROCLAIM. "    saith    Christ,    "my    won- 

-I  drous  grace 

"  To  all  the  sons  of  men  ; 

and  is  baptized, 
ibaU  oi-tain." 

2  Lot  plenteous  cra^e  descend  on  thoae, 

Who,  hoping  i:i  thy   word, 


342 


343.  .344  BAPTISM. 


This  day  have  publicly  declared 
That  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 
3  With  cheerful  feet  may  they  advance, 
And  run  the  Christian  race; 
And,  through  the  troubles  of  the  way, 
Find  all-sufficient  grace. 


343 


L.    M.  Bridgwater,  Antigua. 

A  Baptismal  Hymn. 

1  OEE  how  the  willing  converts  trace 
^   The  path  the  great  Redeemer  trod  ! 
And  follow,  through  his  liquid  crave, 

The  meek,  the  lowly  Son  of  God  ! 

2  Here  they  renounce  their  former  deeds, 

And  to  a  heavenly  life  aspire: 
Their  rags  for  glorious  robes  exchanged, 
They  shine  in  clean  and  bright  attire. 

3  O  sacred  rite,  by  thee  the  name 

Of  Jesus  we  to  own  begin  : 
This  is  our  resurrection  pledge, 
Pledge  of  the  pardon  of  our  sin. 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high  be  given, 

Who  shows  his  grace  to  sinful  men  : 
Let  saints  on  earth  and  hosts  in  heaven, 
In  conceit  join  their  loud  Amen. 

Stennett. 

o44  L-    -M-  Castle  Street. 

1  np flE  great  Redeemer  we  adore, 

-*-    Who  came  the  lost  to  seek  and  save  > 
Went  humbly  down  from  Jordan's  shore, 
To  find  a  tomb  beneath  its  wave  ! 

2  "Thus  it  becomes  us  to  fulfil 

"All  righteousness,"  he  meekly  said  j 
Why  should  we  then,  to  do  his  will, 
Or  be  ashamed,  or  be  afraid  ? 

3  With  thej  into  thy  watery  tomb, 

Lord,  'tis  our  glory  to  descend  ; 
'Tis  wondrous  grace  that  gives  us  room, 
To  lie  interred  by  such  a  friend. 

4  Yet,  as  the  yielding  waves  give  way, 

To  let  hs  see  the- light  again  ; 
So,  on  the  resurrection  day. 
The  bands  of  death  proved  weak  and  vain. 


BAPTISM.  345,  346 


5  Thus  when  thou  shalt  again  appear, 
Tli*'  gates  of  death  shall  open   wide  ; 

•    Our  dust  thy  mighty  voice  shall  hear, 
And  rise  and  triumph  at  thy  side. 

q  a  ~  C.  P.  M.  Ai:hlon. 

0~1>)  us.     Matt.  iii.  15. 

1  rriHUa  if  became  the  Prince  of  crace, 

-i-     And  thus  should  all  the  favored  race 

High  1 1  mand  fulfil  ; 

Fnr  that  the  eotidesc<  1 1 « i  i  r » __r  <  Jod 
Slioul  lowers  through  the  flood, 

Was  trial  will. 

2  *Tis  'dee, 

We  make  these  ways  our  favored  choice, 
And  thus  with  zeal  purs 

-  r.  iLrn  Lord 
his  word, 
ned  us  thus  to  do. 
ill  we  ever  dare  d< 
Tin-  precious  mandate  of  tin-  skies, 

Where  I ;-  an  n, 

To  linfal  m  .  race, 

In  matchless  love  and  boundless  grace, 

His   u  ill    r<  I  : '.  en  ? 

4  Thou  everlasting,  gracious  King, 
Assist  us  now  tby  grace  to  sing; 

r  way 
To  those  bright  realms  of  peace  and  rest, 
Where  all  the  exulting  tribes  are  blest 
With  one  irrear  choral  day. 

L.    M.  Ba'h,   Orland. 

Baptism.     Matt,  x.vviii.  19.     Acts  ii.  38.  . 
1  JFT1WAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord, 
i-    Go,  tench  the  nations,  and  haptize  : 
Eitions  have  received  the  word, 

te  ascended  to  th    - 
ts  npon  tie-  eternal  hills. 
With  grace  and  pardon  in  his  hands  ; 
And  •eadl  his  covenant,  with  the  seals, 
To  bless  the  distant  Christian  lands. 
nt,  and  he  baptized,'1  he  saith, 
•■  Per  the  remission  of  your  sins;" 
And  thus  our  laith, 

And  ^iuws  us  what  Oil  gospel  means. 


346 


347  CHRISTIAN. 


4  Our  souls  he  washes  in  his  blood, 

As  Mater  makes  the  body  clean  ; 
And  the  good  -Spirit  from  our  God 
Descends,  like  purifying  rain. 

5  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 

And  seal  our  covenant  with  the  Lord  ; 
O  may  the  great  Eternal  Three 
In  heaven  our  solemn  vows  record  ! 


CHRISTIAN. 

8    4  "Y  L.    M.  Portugal,  Sparta, 

i  «  TTie  Beatitudes. 

1  T>LEST  are  the  humble  souls  that  see 
JL>  Their  emptiness  and  poverty  ; 
Treasures  of  grace  to  them  are  given, 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in  heaven. 

2  Elest  are  the  men  of  broken  heart, 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart; 
The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flows, 

A  healing  balm  for  all  tlieir  woes. 

3  Elest  are  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war; 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state, 

And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace, 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness; 
They  shall  he  well  supplied,  and  fed 
With  living  streams  and  living  bread. 

5  Blest  are  the  men  whose  bowels  move 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love  ; 
From  Christ,  the  Lord,  shall  they  obtain 
Like  sympathy  and  love  again. 

b'  Blest  are  the  pure,  whose  hearts  are  clean 

From  the  defiling  power  of  sin  ; 

With  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 

A  God  of  spotless  purity. 
7  Blest  ;re  the  men  of  peaceful  life, 

Who  quejich  the  coals  of  growing  strife; 

They  shall  be  called  the  heirs  of  bliss, 

The  sous  of  God,  the  God  of  peace. 


CHRISTIAN.  348,  349 


i  Blest  are  tin  ho  partake 

Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake  ; 
Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord  ; 
Glory  and  joy  arc  their  reward.  Watts. 


348 


C.    M.  Bedford,  Psalm  34. 

1  DLEST  are  the  ondefiled  in  heart, 
-O   Woote  ways  arr  r.-_ht  and  clean; 
Who  im  v«  r  from  thy  law  depart, 

But  fly  from  every  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  who  keep  thy  word, 

And  practise  thy  commands  ; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  thee,  Lord 
And  Benre  thee  with  their  hands. 
f  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law; 
nls  abide  ! 
i  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  i-ide. 

Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 
And  k(  from  shame, 

all  thy  statu*    -    I 
And   honor  all  thy  name.  Watts 

f)Ar\  Aurora,  Watchn-aa. 

Ot*7   Com  mi"  unto  the  Lord. 

V^  And  ways  into  his  bands — 
To  his  sure  troth  cart, 

Who  earth  and  heaven  commands; — 
2  Who  points  the  clouds  their  course, 
Whom  win  obey  : 

He  shall  direct  tby  wandering  feet, 
Be  shall  .  .  •    Eire  thy  way. 

thou  thy  trust  in  God, 
In  dutj  'a  path   L'o  on  ; 

n  his  word  thy  steadfast  eye; 
■ball  thy  work  be  done. 
t  thou  pain 
I 
To  him  commend  thy  cause  ;  his  eai 
it  prayer, 
to  the  wind-  thy  t 
.  and  be  undismayed  ; 


350.  351 ,  352    christian. 


God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tears  j 

God  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 
6  Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  thy  way  : 
Wait  thou  his  time. — thy  darkest  night 

Shall  end  in  brightest*  day.  Gems. 

0  W  f\  C.    M.  Canterbury,  Bedford, 
OOU    Troubled,  but  making  God  a  Refuge. 

1  r\EAR  refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
xJ'   On  thee,  when  sorrows  rise, 

On  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 

2  To  thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief, 

For  thou  alone  canst  heal  ; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief 
For  every  pain  I  feel. 

3  But  O  !  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail, 

I  fear  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Yet,  gracious  God,  where  shall  I  flee  ? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust  ; 
And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  thee, 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust.  Steele. 

0  *"  -j  S.   M.  Orange,  Norwich. 
ODl                    Luke  xix.  41. 

1  "Ffcl-D  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep? 
-fl-^  And  shall  our  cheeks  be  dry  ? 
Let  floods  of  penitential  grief 

Burst  forth  from  every  eye. 

2  The  Son  of  God  in  tears, 

Angels  with  wonder  see  ! 
Be  thou  astonished,  O  my  soul  ; 
He  shed  those  tears  for  thee. 

3  He  wept,  that  we  might  weep; 

Each  sin  demands  a  tear : 
In  heaven  alone  no  sin  is  found, 
And  there's  no  weeping  there.     Beddome. 


352 


oB.  Bethany,  Lambeth. 

Oj«j         «  Faith  faint i7i g. 

1  TONCOMPASSED  with  clouds  of  distress, 
i-<  Just  ready  al!  hope  to  resign, 


CHRISTIAN.  &>3 


I  pant  for  the  light  of  tiiy  face, 

And  fear  it  w  ill  never  be  mine  ; 
Disheartened  with  waiting  so  long, 

I  sink  at  tin    f <  .  |   u  itli  my  load  ; 
All-plaintive  I  pour  out  my  song, 

And  Btreteh  forth  my  hands  unto  God. 
If  som.  ',  .  B8  I  mourn, 

My  hold  *  n  thy  promise  to  keep, 
The  billow  -  more  fiercely  return. 

And  plunge  me  again  in  the  deep: 
While  harassed  and  cast  from  thy  sight, 

The  tempt  ith  a  roar, 

wThe  Lord  baa  forsaken  thee  quite — 

"Thy  God  will  he  gracious  no  more." 
Lord,  and  mj    terrors  shall  cease; 

The  blond  of  atonement  apply; 
And  lead  me  to  Jesus  for  peace, 

The  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 
Almighty  to  rescue  thou  art ; 

Th>    crate   is  my   shield   and  my  tower; 
I  and  gladden  my  heart ; 

the  day  of  thy  power. 

TOPLADY. 


I*.    M.  lilesgrove. 

Faith  ami   "Frames  compared. 


853 

:  i/vwtii  has  t     its  foundation  broad 
-I     A  stabli    rock  on  which  I  stand — 
1   The  truth  and  faithfulness  of  God  : 

All   Other  grounds  are   -inking  sand. 
}  My  frames  and  feelings  <■!,!>  and  flow; 
And.  when  my  faith  depends  on  them, 
It  fleets  and  pts __■  rs  to  ami  fro, 
And  dies  amidst  the  dying  frame. 

-  n  my  faith  tin-  counsel  hears 
<  »f  pres*  nt  s<  nse  and  n  ason  blind, 
M\   wavering  spirit  then  appears 

.■  ith  every  wind. 
4  Could  I  believe  what  God  has  spoke, 
on  his  unchanging  love, 

grasp  at   fleeting  smoke, 
honges  would  my  mountain  move. 
j  Did   faith  with  none  but  truth  advise, 
My  steady  son]  would  move  no  more 
Than  stable  hills  when  tempi  -t-   rise, 
Or  solid  rocks  when  billows  rear.      Gem*. 


354.  355  CHRISTIAN. 


3r  A      .  7s  &.  6s .  Missionary  Hymn. 

*■**.  Looking  forward. 

1  T^ROM  every  earthly  pleasure, 
-T    From  every  transient  joy, 
From  every  mortal'  treasure, 

That  soon  will  fade  and  die  j 
No  longer  these  desiring, 

Upwards  our  wishes  tend, 
To  nobler  bliss  aspiring, 

And  joys  that  never  end. 

2  From  every  piercing  sorrow 

That  heaves  our  breast  to-day. 
Or  threatens  us  to-morrow, 

Hope  turns  our  eyes  away  ; 
On  wings  of  faith  ascending, 

We  see  the  land  of  light, 
And  feel  our  sorrows  ending 

In  infinite  delight. 

3  'Tis  true,  we  are  but  strangers 

And  sojourners  below  ; 
And  countless  snares  and  dangers 

Surround  the  path  we  go  : 
Though  painful  and  distressing, 

Yet  there's  a  rest  above  ; 
And  onward  still  we're  pressing, 

To  reach  that  land  of  love.  Gems. 


355 


C.    M.  Christmas,  Pembroke. 

Spiritual  and  eternal  Joys. 
1  T^ROM  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise, 
-T    And  run  eternal   rounds, 
Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 
l2  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 
Shall  death  itself  out-brave, 
Leave  dull  mortality  behind, 
And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 

In  heaven's  unmeasured   space, 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure,  and  in  praise. 

4  Millions  of  years  my  wondering  eyes 

Shall  o'er  thy  beauties  rove  ; 
And  endless  ages  I'll  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  love. 


! CHRISTIAN.  356.  357 

»»"/"•  L.   M.   6l.  Psalm  46,  Eaton. 

)Ov)  God's  preventing  Grace. 

GOD  of  my  life,  how  pood,  how  wise, 
Thy  judgments  on  my  soul    have  been ! 
They  were  but  roerciei  in  disguise, 

The  painful  remedies  of  sin  : 
How  different  now  thy  ways  appear, 
Most  merciful,  when  most  severe  ! 
Since  first  the  maze  of  life  I  trod, 

Hast  thou  not  hedged  about  my  way — 
My  worldly,  vain  designs  withstood, 

And  robbed  my  passions  of  their  prey — 
Withheld  the  fuel  from  the  fire, 
I  And  en  ssed  my  every  fond  desire  ? 

'  didst  thou  my  soul  withhold, 
I  baffle  my  pursuit  of  fame — 
And  mortify  my  lust  of  gold, 

And  blast  in--  in  my  surest  aim — 
Withdraw  my  animal  delight, 
And   M  veiling  appetite  ! 

I  Thou  would'sl  not  let  the  captive  go, 
.  e  me  to  in\    carnal  will  j 
Thy  love  forbade  mj  rest  below, 

Thy  patient  love  pursued  me  still, 

And  forced  me  from  my  sin  to  part, 

r€  the  idol  from  my  heart. 

i  But  can   I  now  the  loss  lament, 

Or  murmur  at  thy  friendly  blow  ? 

Thy  friendly  blow  my  heart  hath  rent 

From  aing  good  below  ; 

Thrice  happj   1  «s,  which  makes  me  see 
My  happiness  alone  in  th  Gems. 

.>~~  (   •    M.  Cau.LriJ^e,  Wiutcr. 

JO  /  Real  Life. 

1  1 1 1'-  lives,  who  lives  to  <;«'d  alone ; 

*  1    And  all  are  dead  beside  : 

'  icr  source  than  God  is  none, 
Whence  life  can  be  supplied. 

2  To  live  to  God  is  to  requite 

Hi-  love  as  beet  we  may  ; 
To  make  his  precepts  our  delight, 
His  promises  our 


358,  359  CHRISTIAN. 


3  But  life,  within  a  narrow  ring 

Of  giddy  joys  comprised, 
Is  falsely  named,  and  no  such  thing, 
But  ra'ther  death  disguised. 

4  Can  life  in  them  deserve -the  name,' 

Who  only  live  to  prove 
For  what  poor  toys  they  can  disclaim 
An  endless  life  above : — 

5  Who  trample  order,  and  the  day 

Which  God  asserts  his  own 

Dishonor  with  unhallowed  play, 

And  worship  chance  alone? 

6  The  scorn  of  God's  commands,  impressed 

On  word  and  deed,  imply 
The  better  part  of  man  unblessed 

With  life  that  cannot  die.  Gems. 

Q  r  Q  CM.  Windsor,  Sr.  Ann's. 

Ot)0    Walking  in  Darkness,  and  trusting  in  God. 

1  TJ|"EAR,  gracious  God,  my  humble  moan  ; 
AJl  To  thee  I  breathe  my  sighs  ; 

When  will  the  mournful  night  be  gone  ?  - 
And  when  my  joys  arise  ? 

2  My  God — O,  could  I  make  the  claim — 

My  Father  and  my  Friend, 
And  call  thee  mine  by  every  name 
On  which  thy  saints  depend; — 

3  By  every  name  of  power  and  love 

I  would  thy  grace  entreat  ; 
Nor  should  my  humble  hopes  remove, 
Nor  leave  thy  sacred  seat. 

4  Yet,  though  my  soul  in  darkness  mourns, 

Thy  word  is  all  my  stay  ; 
Here  I  would  rest  till  light  returns; 
Thy  presence  makes  my  day.  Steele. 


q  p  r\  L.   M.  Woodstowo. 

tJ*J±s      An  independent  and  happy  Life. 

1  TLTOW  happy  is  he  born  or  taught, 
ll  Who  serveth  not  another's  will ; 
Whose  armor  is  his  honest  thought, 

And  simple  truth  his  highest  skill  ! 

2  Whose  prfssions  not  his  masters  are  ; 

Whose  soul  is  still  prepared  for  death  ; 


CHTCTSTIAX.  360,  301 

Not  tied  onto  the  world  with  care 

Of  prince's  ear  or  viilnar  breath  ; — 
Who  God  doth  late  ami  early  pray 

More  of  Mb  <rrace  than  ?oods  to  lend, 
And  walks  with  man,  from  day  to  day, 

Al  with  a  hr<  ther  and  a  friend  ! 
This  man  is  Pre  «l  from  servile  bands 

<  »f  ho  feat  to  fall ; 

Lord  of  himself,  though  not  of  lands, 

And  having  nothing,    yet    hath  all. 

WOTTOlf. 

. _ 

>/?i\  C.    M.  Ferry,  Anindel. 

>OU  ,-/  Choice. 

H  happy  is  tlie  man  who  hears 

Religion's  warning 
i  And  who  celestial  wisdom  makes 
early,  onlj  choice, 
1  i  greater  far 

Than  east  or  west  untold  ; 

■  r  bright  rewards. 
Than  -  urold. 

Her  right  ham}  ofTen  to  the  jus; 

Immortal,  happy  iH\<, 
Her  left,  im  -  alth 

And  heavenly  crowns  displays. 
And.  as  her  holj   labors  rise, 

rewards  Inci 
Her  u  -  of  pleasantness, 

And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

>^» -|  •'•    H«  Germau  !i>ir.n. 

J  vJ  A  True  Enjoyment, 

HOW  oft  the  world's  alluring  smile 
Has  tempted,  only  to  beguile! 
It  promised  health — in  one  short  hour 

d  the  fair,  but  tender  flower; 
It  promised  riches — in  a  day 
They  made  them   wings,  and  fled  away; 
It  promised  friends-*" all  sought  their  own, 
And   left  my  wid  >we  1   heart  alone. 
Lord  !  with  the  barren  service  spent, 
[To  thee  my  suppliant  knee   I   lent; 
And  found  in  thee  a  Father's  grace), — 
nd«  hit;  hnart,  his  faflhfulnees  fr» 
13 


36^.  363  CHRISTIAN. 


4  The  voice  of  peace,  the  smile  of  Jove, 
The  bread  that  feeds  thy  saints  above  ; 
And  tasted,  in  this  world  of  wo, 
A  joy  its  children  never  know.  Gems 

OpO  C*    &*'         Greenwalk,  Halbvcell 

tjy) M  Love  to  the  Creatures  is  dangerous. 

1  TTOW  vain  are  all  tiling?  here  below  ! 
Al  How  false,  and  yet  how  fair ! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too, 

And  every  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 

Give  but  a  flattering  light ; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh, 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys,  and  dearest  friends, 

The  partners  of  our  blood, 
How  they  divide  our  wavering  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God  ! 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 

How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense ! 
Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  beauties  be 

My  soul's  eternal  food  ; 
And  grace  command  my  heart  away 

From  all  created  good.  Watts 

3r*  Q  L-   M.  Sicilian,  Wobum 

OO       Prayer  answered  by  Crosses. 

1  T  ASKED  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow 
-B-  In  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace; 
Might  more  of  his  salvation  know, 

And  seek  more  earnestly  his  face. 

2  'Twas  he  who  taught  me  thus  to  pray, 

An  1  lie,  I  trust,  has  answered  prayer; 
But  it  has  been  in  such  a  way, 
As  almost  drove  me  to  despair. 

3  I  hoped  that  In  some  favored  hour, 

At  once  he'd  answer  my  request ; 

And,  by  his  love's  constraining  power,. 

Subdue  my  sins,  and  give  me  rest. 

4  Instead  of  this,  he  made  me  feel 

The  hidden  evils  of  my  heart ; 


niRTSTr  \x.  364,  365 


And  let  the  angry  powers  of  hell 
It  my  soul  in  every  part, 
j  Yea.  more— with  his  own  hand  he  seemed 
Intent  to  aggravate  my  wo  ; 

ill  the  fair  designs  I  schemed, 
Blasted  raj   gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 
>  Lord,  why  h  this?    1  trembling  cried, 
Wilt  thou  pursue  thy  worm  to  death? 
M  Tis  in  this  way"  the  Lord  replied, 
M  l  answer  prayer  for  grace  and  faith. 

inward  trial<  I  employ, 
"  From  self  and  pride  to  set  thee  free, 
"And  break  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
"That  thou  may'st  seek  thy  all  in  me." 
New  to. v. 


364 


S.    M.     Li!!le  Marlboro',  Shirland. 
Waiting  for  Pardon   and  Direction. 

1  T  LIFT  my  soul  to  God, 

-1   My  trust  is  in  his  name  ; 
Let  1 1 i.t  ii !>    I  k  my  blood, 

Still  triumph  in  my  shame. 

2  Px.uu  the  first  dawning  light 

Till  the  dark  evening  • 
For  thy  salvation.  Lord,  1  wait, 
With  i 

3  Remember  all  thy  | 

And  lead  me  in  thy  truth  ; 
Forgive  the  sins  of  ripei 
And  follies  of  my  youth. 

4  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind, 

The  meek  s!i  ill  learn  his  ways; 
And  every  humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 

5  For  hi<  own  goodness1  sake, 

es  i:i>    soul  from  shame ; 
He  pinions  (though  my  puilt  be  great,) 
Through  ni)    I  name.     Watts. 

^/7  ^T  C.    Ii.  ,  Arlington. 

^"•-J         AM  asho'ii'fl  of  the   Gospel. 

I*M  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord, 
(>r  to  defend  his 

Maintain  the  honor  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  his  cross. 


36C.  367  CHRISTIAN. 

2  Jesus,  my  God  !   I  know  his  name  ; 

His  mime  is  all  my  trust : 
Nor  will  he_  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  his.  promise  stands, 

And  he  can  well  secure 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  he  own  my  worth-less  name 

Before  his  Father's  lace. 
And  in  the  Xew  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a  pi  ice.  Wj 


366 


C.   ML  C'areudon,  Braint 

1  TX  vain  the  giddv  world  inquires, 

1  Forgetful  of  their  God— 
£:  Who  will  supply  our  vast  desires, 
"Or  show  us  any  good?" 

2  Through  the  wide  circuit  of  the  earth, 

Their  eager  wishes  rove, 
In  chose  of  honor,  wealth,  and  mirth, 
The  phantoms  of  their  love. 

3  But  oft  these  shadowy  joys  elude 

Their  most  intense  pursuit  ; 
Or,  if  they  seize  the  fancied  good, 
There's  "poison  in  the  fruit. 

4  Lord,  from  this  world  coll  off  my  love, 

F-et  my  affections  right  ; 
Lid  me  aspire  to  joys  above, 

And  walk  no  mare  hv  sight.         Stennt 

L.   M.  Duke  Street,  Lu 

Parting  with  carnal  Joys. 

1  T  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away  ; 
-B-  Away,  ye  tempters  of  the  mind  ! 
False  as  the  smooth,  deceitful  sea, 

And  empty  as  the  w  histling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along 

Down  to  the  gulf  of  black  despair; 
And,  whilst  I  listened  to  your  song, 
Your  streams  had  e'en  conveyed  me  the: 

3  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace, 

That^warned  me  of  that  dork  abyss  ; 
That  drew  me  from  those  treacherous  boos 
And  bade,  me  seek  superior  bliss. 


367 


CHRISTIAN.  ^;Q.  369 


ning  realms  above 

hands,  and  fiance  my  eyes; 

dove, 
me  to  the  upper  - 

of  my  God, 

Ie  roll  : 
onld  1  fix  my  last  abode, 
rrowa  of  my  soul. 
Watts. 

j/jq  CM.  Victory,  Arlius'.on. 

|Oo     Resignation   under  sure   Trials. 
[T  is  the  Lord— enthroned  in  light, 
1   Wli  ise  claims  art'  rill  divine  ; 
is  an  undisputed  right 
-  ru  me  and  mine. 
Lord— should  I  distrust, 
ntradict  his  will, 
unot  do  hut  what  is  just, 
And  rausi  be  righteous  >till  ? 

Lord — who  pives  me  all, 
.  in)    t'i  it-nds,  my  ease  ; 
•  in>  bounties  m  ly  recall 
Whatever  ;»:irt  h«-  | 

uIki  can  sustain 
•  •  load, 

tain 
I   the  thorny  road. 
Lord— whose  matchless  skill 
I  raise 

tlit\     to    1:11 

er-growing  praise. 
I  -my  covenant  God, 

iiis  name, 

iii>c  M-aled  with  blood, 
(Jems 


E9 


C.   M.  AWiJze.Yoik 

H'  Son  :  .    1  J. 

i  i   the  Lord  ; 

■-  lie  bowed  to  bear  in>   i  r\  ; 

word, 
■  And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

from  a  horrid  pit, 
I  Where  mourniag  long  I  lay ; 


370 CHRISTIAN. 

And  from  my  bonds  released  my  feet, 
Deep  bonds  of  miry  clay. 

3  Firm  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand, 

And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 
To  praise  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
In  a  new  thankful  song. 

4  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad  ; 

The  saints  with  joy  shall  hear.; 
And  sinners  learn  to  make  my  God 
Tboir  only  hope  and  fear.  Watts 


8s  &  7s. 
Forsaking-  all  to  follow   Christ. 


370 

1  TESUS,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 
*9  All  to  leave,  and  follow  thee; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken,     • 

Thou,  from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be. 
Perish  every  fond  ambition, 

All  I've  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known  j 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition  1 

God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own. 

2  Let  the  world  dvpise  and  leave  me — 

They  have  left  my  Saviour  too ; 
Hainan  hearts  and  looks  deceive  me — 

Thou  art  not,  like  thejn,  untrue; 
And  whilst  thou  shalt  smile  upon  me, 

God  of  wisdom,  love,  and  might, 
Foes  may  hate,  and  friends  disown  me; 

Show  thy  face,  and  all  is  bright. 

3  Go  then,  earthly  fame  and  treasure ; 

Come,  disaster,  scorn,  and  pain ; 
In  thy  service  pain  is  pleasure, 

With  thy  favor  loss  is  gain. 
I  have  called  thee  Abba,  Father, 

I  have  set  my  heart  on  thee  ; 
Storms  may  howl,  and  clouds  may  gather,  . 

All  must  work  for  good  to  me. 

4  Man  may  trouble  and  distress  me, 

'Twill  but  drive  me  to  thy  breast; 
Life  witli  tml>  hard  may  press  me, 

Heaven  will  bruit:  me  sweerer  rest. 
Oh  !   'tis  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 

While  frhy  love  is  left  to  me ; 
Oh !   'twere  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 

Were  that  joy  unmixed  with  thee 


CHRISTIAN.  371,  3712 


Soul,  then  know  tliy  lull  salvation, 

Rise  o'er  Bin,  and  fear,  and  care; 
Joy  to  find,  in  every  station, 

Something  still  to  do  or  bear. 
Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee  ; 

Think   what  Father's  smiles  are  thine; 
Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee: 

Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine? 
-•  on  from  grace  to  glory, 

Armed  by  faith,  and  winged  by  prayer; 
Heaven's  eternal  daj  '>  befi   i 

un  hand  shall  guide  thee  there. 
earthly  mission, 

-      n   -hall   pa«  thy  pilgrim  days; 
Hope  shall  change  to  ulad  fruition, 

Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise.     Gem*. 

<ymr  j  L.   M.  Cartinge,  Cowper. 

fix   JVM  askttm§4  of  Jesus.     Mark  viii.  38. 

JFSl'S,  and  shall   it  ever  be, 
A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee  ! 

<!  be  the  thought,  by  rich  and  poor; 
U  may  I  scorn  it  more  and  more. 
AshaoK  -sooner  far 

ning  blush  to  own  . 

vine 
O'er  tuis  benighted  soul  of  mine. 
Ashamed  «.f  Jesus  !— that  dear  Friend, 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend! 
No  !  when  1  Mush,  be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  mort  name. 

Ashamed  of  Jesus ! — yes,   I   may — 
\Vh«  n   I've  no  -ins  to  wash  away; 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fear  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 
Till  then,  (nor  is  my  boasflhg  vain,) 
Till  then   I   boast  a  Saviour  slain  ! 
Ami.  < ),  may  this  my  giorj 
That  Christ  is  n<  t  ashamed  of  me!      Grioo. 

J0^  •)  (   •    •''•  I' M>rutli,  Lebanon. 

•  -«     Cgmpjuimiug  of  S/firitual  Sli.t.'t. 
"A  IV  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so? 

1*1     Awake,  my  sluggish  soul  ; 
Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do, 
Vet  nothing'*  half  so  dull 


373 CHRISTIAN. 

2  The  little  ants  for  one  poor  grain,   - 

Labor,  and  tug,  and  strive  : 
Yet  we,  who  have  a  heaven  t'  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live  ! 

3  We,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 

And  stars  their  courses  move  ; — 
We,  for  whose  guard  the  angel  bands 
Come  flying  from  above  ; — 

4  We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down, 

And  labored  for  our  good  ; — 

How  carelasa  to  secure  that' crown 

He  purchased  with  his  blood ! 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  sluggish  still, 

And  never  act  our  parts  ! 
Come,  Holy  Dove,  from  th'  heavenly  hill. 
And  sit  and   warm  our  hearts. 

6  Then  shall  our  active  spirits  move, 

Upward  our  souls  shall  rise: 
With  hands  of  faith,  and  wings  of  love, 
We'll  fly  and  take  the  prize.  Watts. 

C.    M.  Arundd,  Winter 

God's  Presence  is  Light  in  Darkness. 

1  IVfY  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  j"vs, 
1*1     The  life  of  my  "'delights: 

The  glory  of  my  brightest   days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades,  if  he  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun  ; 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star, 
And  he  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine, 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss  ; 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is   mine, 
And  whispers  I  am   his. 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay, 

At  that  transporting  word  ; 
Run  up  with  jJy  the  shining  way, 
To  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 

Pd  break  through  every  ibe  j 
The  wings4of  love,  and  arms  of  faith, 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

Watts 


373 


CHRISTIAN.  374,  375 

•    Jt  Parting  icith  carnrj  Joys. 

1  ~\fV  .soul   forsakes  her  vain  delight, 
■i'l     And  bids  the  world   farewell  ; 
Base  as  the  dirt   beneath   my  feet, 

And  mischievous  as  bell. 

2  No  lnnuer  will  I  ask  your  love, 

Nor  seek  your  friendship  more; 
The  happiness  that  I  approve 
L  -  -  not  within  your  power. 

3  There's  nothing  round  this  spacious  earth 

That  suits  my  large  desire  ; 
To  boundless  joy  and  solid  mirth 
My  nobler  thoughts  aspire. 

4  Had  I  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 

I'd  climb  the  heavenly  road  : 
There  sits  my  Saviour,  dr  ssed  in  love, 
And  there  my  smiling  God.  Watts. 

£<■/£  Ci    -M.  FlHDMtfh,  Walsal. 

0  •  fj       Prayer  for  quickeninj   Grace. 

1  "IIY  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust  ; 
^*1     Lord,  give  me  life  divine  ; 
From  vain  desires  and  every  lust, 

Turn  off  these  ej  es  ol  mine. 

2  I  need  the  Influence  of  thy  grace, 

To  speed   me  hi  thy   U 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my   race, 
Or  turn   my  feel  astray. 

3  Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  still? 

And  thou  a  faithful  God  ? 
Will  thou  not  grant   me  warmer  zeal, 
To  run  the  heaven  >   road  .; 

4  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love, 

And  l«m<:  to  see  thy  I  m 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  move, 
Without  enlivening  srrace ! 

5  Then  shall  I  love  thy  gospel  more, 

And  ne'er  forget  thy   word, 
When   I  have  felt  its  quickening  power 
To  draw  me  near  the  Lord.  Watts. 


376.  377.  373     christian. 


376 


M.  Sti  Thomas,  Concord. 


1  ~\TY  soul,  be  on  thy  guard  i 
-l*1     Ten  thousand  foes  arise  : 
The  hosts  of  sin  are  pressing  hard, 

To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  O,  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray  5 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er ; 

Renew  it  boldly,  day  by    day, 

And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Ne'er  think  the  victory  won, 

Xor  lay  thy  armor  down  ; 
Thy  arduous  work  will  ne'er  be  done, 
Till  thou  obtain  thy   crown. 

Spiritual  Songs. 


377 


L.   M,  Blendon,  Shod. 

Rising  to   God. 

1  TV"OW  let  our  souls,  on  wings  sublime, 
-L^i    Rise  from  the  vanities  of  time  ; 
Draw  back  the  parting  veil,  and  see 
The  glories  of  eternity. 

2  Born  by  a  new,  celestial  birth, 

Why  should  we  grovel  here  on  earth  ! 
Why  grasp  at  transitory  toys, 
So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys? 

3  Shall  aught  beguile  us  on  the  road, 
When   we  are  walking  back  to  God  i 
For  strangers  into  life  we  come, 
And  dying  is  bul  going  home. 

4  "Welcome,  sweet  hour  of  full  discharge, 
That  s&:>  our  longing  souls  at  large  ; 
Unbinds  our  chains,  breaks  up  our  cell, 
And   gives  us  with  our  God   to  dwell. 

5  To  dwell  with  God,  to  feel  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  above; 
And  the  sweet  expectation  now 

Is  the  young  dawn  of  heaven  below. 

Gibbons. 

•5  j  O  CM.  Abridge,  Mear. 

1  f\  HAPPY  soul,  that  lives  on  high, 
v-J    While  men  lie  grovelling  here  I 


CHRISTIAN.  379.  380 


His  hopes  are  fixed   above  the  >ky, 
And  faith  forbids  his  fear. 

2  His  coneeience  knows  no  secret  stings, 

While  pace  and  joy  combine 
To  form  a  life,  whose  holy  springs 
Are  hidden  and  divine. 

3  He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God, 

His  God  in  - 
Let  earth  he  all  in  arms  abroad, 
He  dwell-  in   heavenly  peace. 

4  His  pleasure*  rise  from  things  unseen, 

Beyond  this  world  of  time, 
Where  neither  eyes  aor  ears  have  been, 
Not  thoughts  of  mortals  climb. 

5  He  wants  no  pomp  nor  royal  throne, 

To  raise  his  figure  here  ; 
Content  and  pleased  to  live  alone, 

Till  Christ  his  life  appear.  Watts. 


379 


C.    M.  Chelmsford,  Walsal. 

In  Darl 


1  (~\  HOW  can  praise  my  tongue  employ, 
"^     While  darki  thin? 
liow  can   my   tongue  exull   fef  joy, 

Wnich  feels  this  load  of  sin! 

2  If  railing  tears  and  rising 

In  triumph  share  . 
Then,  Lord,  behold  these  streaming  eyes, 
And  search  this  bleeding  heart. 

3  My  soul  forgets  to  use  her  wings; 

My  harp  neglected  lies  ; 
And  sin   has  broken  all   its  strings, 
And   emit  shuts   up  my  joys. 

4  The  power,  the  sweetness  of  thy  voice 

Alone  my   heart  ran   moi  <   | 
Make  me,  in  Christ,  my  Lord,  rejoice, 
And  melt  my  smil  to  love. 


380 


C.   M. 
.  ht  in   God. 
1  f\  LORD,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 
v>J    And  on  thy  ears  depend  ; 

To  thee  in  every  trouble  flee, — 
My  best,  my  only  friend. 


381  CHRISTIAN. 


2  "When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 

Tliy  fulness  is  the  same  ; 
May  I  with  this  be  satis 
And  glory  in  thy  name. 

3  Why  should  the  soul  a  drop  hemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near; 
A  fountain  which  will  ever  run 
With  waters  sweet  and  clear: 

4  Xo  good  in  creatures  can  he  found, 

But  may  he  found  in  t.i 
I  must  have  all  things,  and  abound. 
While  God   is  God  to  me. 

5  O  that  I  had  a  stronger  faith, 

To  look  within  the  veil, — 
To  credit  what  my  Saviour  saith, 

Whose  word  can   never  fail  I 
G  He  that  has  made  my  heaven  secure, 

Will  here  all   good   provide  : 
While  Christ  is  rich,  can   I  be  poor? 

What  can  I  want  beside  : 
7  O  Lord,  I  cast  my  care  on  th 

I  triumph  and  adore  : 
Hencefort.i,  my  great  concern  shall  be 

To  love  an  i  please  thee  more.  Gems. 

qq  -a  C.  M.  st.  !"hv :  ■• 

OoJ.      SiMS  and  Sorroics  laid  before  God. 

1  f\  THAT  I  knew  the  secret  place 
v-J  Where  I  might  rin.l  my  God  ; 
IM  spread  my  wants  before  his  face, 

And  pour  my  woes  abroad. 

2  M  tell  him  how  my  sins  arise, 

What  sorrows  I  sustain  ; 
How  grace  decays,  and  comfort  dies, 
And   leaves  my  heart  in  pain. 

3  He  knows  what  arguments  IM  take, 

To  wrestle  with   my  Gjd  ; 
I'd  plead  for  his  own*  mercy's  sake, 
And  for  my  Saviour's  blood. 

4  My  God  will  pity  my  complaints, 

And   heal   my  broken   bones  ; 
He  takes  the  meaning  of  his  saints, 
The  language  of  their  groans. 

5  Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep  distress, 

And  banish  every  fear  ; 


CHRISTIAN.  382,  383 


to  lii<  throne  <>f  grace, 
To  spread  thy  sorrows  there.  Watts. 


382 


C    M.  New  Durham,  Ferry. 

Lamenting  the  Loss  qf first  Love. 

1  f\  THAT  my  soul  was  now  as  fair 
VJ    As  it  I  as  sometim  is  been  ; 
Devoid  of  thai  distracting  care 

Without,  and  guilt  within  ! 

2  There  was  a  time  when  I  could   tread 

hrcle  hut  of  I 
That  joyous  morning  now  has  fled  ; 
How   beovU}   I  li 

3  Unhappy  soul,  that  thou  should'st  force 

Thy  Saviour  to  depart, 
When  he  w.is  pleased  with  so  coarse 
A  lodging  in   thy   heart  ! 

4  How  sweetl]    I  enjoyed  my  God! 

With   how  divine  a   frame  ! 

I  thought  on  every  plant  I  trod 

I  read  my  Saviour's  name '. 

5  O  might  those  days  roMtrn  a<r:tin, 

11.  w   u  el  come  they  should  be  ! 
Shall  my  petition  he  in  vain, 

Since  grace  is  ei ei 
G  Lord  of  my  soul,  return,  return, 

To  ■  base  away  tins  night  ; 
Let   not  -thine  aimer  ever  hum  ; 

«;>    I   cm  i    was  ni\    delight.  Gem?. 

QQi)  CM.  Iii,h,  Pembroke,  Mear. 

OO'J  Holy  Resolutions. 

1  s\  THAT  thy  statutes,  every  hour, 

w     Might  dwell  upon  my  mind  ! 
Thence  I  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  daily  peace  l  find. 

2  To  meditate  thy   [incepts,   Lord, 

Shall  he  m\  sweet  employ  ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
Thy  word   is  all   my  joy. 

3  Bow  would   I  run  in  thy  commands, 

If  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin.  and  Satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  roy  feet  at  largo  ! 


384,  385  CHRISTIAN. 


4  My  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 
Thy  statutes  and  thy  name  ; 
I'll  speak  thy  word, though  kings  should  hear, 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame.  Watts. 

QQ  A  B.  M..  Aylesbury. 

OO^k       The  Issues  of  Life  and  Death. 

1  f\  WHERE  shall  rest  be  found, 
vJ     Rest  for  the  weary  soul  ? 
'Twere  vain  the  ocean  depths  to  sound, 

Or  pierce  to  either  pole : 
The  world  can  never  give 

The  bliss  for  which  we  sigh  : 
'Tis  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live, 

Nor  ail  of  death  to  die. 

2  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears, 

There  is  a  life  above, 
Unmeasured  by  the  flight  of  years  ; 

And  all  that  life  is  love : — 
There  is  a  death,  whose  pang    . 

Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath ; 
O  what  eternal  horrors  hang 

Around  "the  second  death!" 

3  Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace, 

Teach  us  that  death  to  shun, 
Lest  we  be  banished  from  thy  face, 

For  evermore  undone  : 
Here  would  we  end  our  quest  j 

Alone  are  found  in   thee 
The  life  of  perfect  love,— the  rest 

Of  immortality.  Gems. 

QQ  P  L.  M.  Munich. 

O30  Pride  lamented. 

1  /^FT  have  I  turned  my  eye  within, 
v7  And  brought  to  light  some  latent  sinj 
But  pride,  the  vice  I  most  detest, 
Still  lurks  securely  in  my  breast. 

2  Here,  with  a  thousand  arts,  she  tries 
To  dress  me  in  a  fair  disguise  : 
To  make  a  guilty,  wretched  worm, 
Put  on  an  angel's  brightest  form. 

3  She  hides  my  follies  from  mine  eyes, 
And  lifts  my  virtues  to  the  skies  : 
And,  while  the  specious  tale  she  tells, 
Her  own  deformity  conceals 


CHRISTIAN.  386,  387 

4  Rend,  O  my  God,  the  veil  away, 
Bring  forth  the  Boaster  to  the  day  ; 
Expose  her  hideous  form  to  view, 
And  all  her  restless  power  subdue. 

5  So  shall  humility  divine 

Again  possess  this  heart  of  mine  ; 
And  form  a  temple  for  my  God, 
Which  he  will  make  his  loved  abode. 

Stlnvett. 

OQf*  k.    M.  Park  Street. 

•JOU  The  Presence  of  God. 

1  f~\  THOU  by  long  experience  tried, 

"  '  Near  whom  no  grief  can  long  abide  ; 
My   Lord,  how  full  N  sweet  content 
I  p;i<v  my  years  of  banishment. 

2  All  scenes  alike  engaging  prove 

To  souls  impressed  with  sacred  love! 
Where'er  they  dwell,  they  dwell  in  thee; 
In  heaven,  in   earth,  or  on  the  sea. 

3  To  me  remains  imr  place  nor  time, 

Miitry  is  in  every  clime : 
[can  be  calm  and  free  from  care 
On  any  Bhore,  since  God  is  there. 

4  While  place  We  seek,  or  place  we  shun, 
The  soul   finds  bappineSfl  in   none; 

Bnt  with  my  God  to  guide  my  way, 
'Tis  eoual'joy  to  go  or 

5  Could  I  be  cast  where  thou  art  not, 
That   were  indeed  ■  dreadful   lot  ; 
I>ut  regions  none  reunite  I  call, 

Secure  of  finding  G«»d  m  all.  Gkms. 


387 


G.    If.  Elgin,  Ferry. 


1  pERPCTGAL  blessings  from  above 
A    Encompass  me  around  ; 

But  O,  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

2  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretched   soul? 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  the  minutes  roll  ! 


3S8,  3S9  CHRISTIAN. 


3  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine, 
To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renewed  by  thee. 

duO  ~s-      Province  Ccurt,  Lovest  thou  me. 

1  "piLGRIM,  burdened  with  thy  sin, 
i     Haste  to  Zion's  sate  to-day  3 
There,  till  mercy  let  thee  in, 

Knock,  and  weep,  and  watch,  and  pray. 

2  Knock — for  mercy  lends  an  ear; 

Weep — she  marks  the  sinner's  sigh  ; 
Watch — till  heavenly  li^ht  appear  ; 
Pray — she  hears  the  mourner's  cry. 

3  Mourning  pilgrim,  what  for  thee 

In  this  worll  can  now  remain? 
Seek  that  world  from  which  shall  flee 
Sorrow,  shame,  and  tears  and  pain 

4  Sorrow  shall  for  ever  fly  ; 

Shame  shall  never  enter  there; 
Tears  be  wiped  from  every  eye  ; 
Pain  in  endless  bliss  expire. 

OOA  7s   &.   6s.      Amsterdam,  Supplication. 

°5CU  Pilgrim?*  Son*. 

1  T>  ISE,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings; 
XV  Thy  better  portion  trace  ; 

Rise  from  transitory  things, 
Tow'rds  heaven,  thy  native  place. 

Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  decay — 
Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove  ; 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 
To  seats  prepared  above. 

2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 

Xor  stay  in  all  their  course  ; 
Fires,  ascending;,  seek  the  sun  ; 

Eoth  speed  them  to  their  source: 
So  a  soul  that's  born  of  God, 

Pants  to  view  his  glorious  face  ; 
Upward  tends  to  his  abode, 

To  rest  in  his  embrace. 

3  Fly  me,  riches,  fly  me,  cares, 

While  I  that  coast  explore; 
Flattering'world,  with  all  thy  snareat 
Solicit  me  no  more 


CHRISTIAN.  390,  391 


Pilgrims  rix  not  here  their  home, 

^tranpers  tarry  but  ■  night  ; 
When  the  la*t  dear  morn  is  come, 

They'll  rise  to  joyful  light, 
1  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn  ; 

Press  onward  to  the  prize; 
Soon  the  Saviour  will  return, 

Triumphant  in  the  skies: 
There  we'll  join  the  heavenly  train, 

Welcomed  to  partake  the  bliss; 
Fly  from  sorrow  and  from  pain, 

To  realms  of  endless  peace. 

Whitefield. 


S.   M.  Berkley,  St.  Thomas. 


590 

SAVIOUR,  we  wait  the  day, 
The  awful  day  unknown, 
To  (put  our  house,  this  tent  of  clay, 
And  lay  our  bodies  dawn. 
.  and  our  souls  prepare 
-  tleiun  day  ; 
And  fill  us  now  with  watchful  care 

And  stir  us  up  to  pray. 
Oh,  may  WS  all  em 
A  lot  among  the  ' 
And  w;iii  b  a  momeul  to  secure 
An  everlasting  rest. 


191 


^.    M.  Ayl«Ury.  Man-land. 

ad  to  Sin,  by  the  Cross  of  Christ.  Rom.  vi.  1—6. 
^  HALL  we  Lro  on  to  sin, 
^   Because  free  grace  abounds? 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again. 
And  open  all  his  wounds  ? 
!  Forbid  it,  mighty  God  ; 
Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said, 
That  we,  whose  >ins  are  crucified. 
lid  raise  them  from  the  dead. 
We  will  be  slaves  no  more, 

Since  Christ  has  made  us  free  ; 
Ha>  nailed  our  tyrants  to  the  cross, 
Autf  bought  our  liberty. 

Watt.. 
14 


309;  393  CHRISTIAN. 


0«J^£  -   Ts  &  6s.  Missionary  Hymn. 

1  OOMETTME?  a  Fight  surprises 
•^  The  Christian  .whitt  he  sings; 
It  is  the  Lord,  who  rises. 

With  heating  on  his  wings  : 
When  comforts  are  declining, 

He  grants  the  soul  again 
A  season  of  clear  shining, 

To  cheer  it  after  rain. 

2  In  holy  contemplation, 

-     We  sweetly  then  pursue 
The  theme  of  God's  salvation, 

And  find  it  ever  new  : 
Set  free  from  present  sorrow, 

We  cheerfully  can  say, 
Let  the  unknown  to-morrow 

Bring  with  it  what  it  may. 

3  It  can  bring  with  it  nothing, 

But  he  will  hear  us  through  5 
Who  gives  the  lilies  clothing. 

Will  clothe  his  people  too  : 
Beneath  the  spreading  heavens, 

No  creature  but  is  fed  ; 
And  he  who  feeds  the  ravens, 

Will  give  his  children  bread. 

4  Though  vine  nor  rig-tree  neither 

Their  wonted  fruit  should  heir, 
Though  all  the  fields  should  wither, 

Nor  flocks  nor  herds  be  there  3 
Yet,  God  the  Same  abiding, 

His  praise  sbaii  tune  my  voice  ; 
For  while  in  him  confiding, 

I  cannot  but  rejoice.  Xewtox. 

qqq  Ss  &  7s.     TVe'-nicl;,  Good  Shepherl 

Ol/ J  Sitting  at  Jesus'  Fee'. 

1    ^1  WEET  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing, 
^   Which  b?:ore  tile  cross  I  spend  ; 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 

From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend: 
Love  and  grief  my  heart  dividing. 

With  Yny  tears  his  feet  I'll  bathe; 
Constant  still  in  faith  abiding, 
Life  deriving  from  his  death 


CHRISTIAN.  394,  396 


2  Truly  blessed  i>  this  station  ; 
Low  before  his  cross  I'll  lie  ; 

divine  com  pi 
Floating  in  his  languid  eye; 
Here  I'll  sit — for  ever  viewing 

Mercy  streaming  in  his  blood  ; 
Precious  drops,  my  soul  bedewinj:, 
Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  Cod. 

RuRlNSOX. 


394 


C.    If.  Cantertary,  Ymk. 

I     0  that  Iiccre  a»  in  .Months  pa??.       Job  x.\i.\.  2. 

1  DWEET  was  til     time,  when   first  I  felt 
*       ;    ■    .-    ••  i.mr's  pardoning  blood 

1  from  guilt, 
An  1  bring  me  hi. me  to  I 

2  Soon  as  the  morn   the  liiht  revealed, 

tuned  my  t«.' 
Ami  when  the  evening  shades  prevailed, 
II  -  love  W8J  all   my   sun?. 

3  In  prayer  m\   soul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

u  ben  I  read  bis  holy  word, 
l  ■    '  h  promise  mine. 

now,  when  evening  shade  prevails, 
'il  in  darkness  monrns  ; 
And   when   the  mom  the  1  i ^ lit  reveals, 
No  light  to  me  r  itiurus. 

j*ers  are  now  an  empty  noise, 
-  face  ; 
I  read— the  ;  my  eyes, 

But  will  not  reach  mj   i 

Lord  ;  now  help  me  to  prevail, 
make  my  soul  thy  • 
thy  merry  cannot  fail — 
•    thai  mercy  - 


395 


L.    -M.  Uxbridge,  Orbnd. 

THE  Christian  ha-  a  faith  dh 
\n  ■'. 

t nit h,  the  truth  ob 

And  constant  walk-  in  holy  ways. 

nstian  is  a  man  ol  I 
He  takes  the  pure,  the  heavenly  road  ; 


396  CHRISTIAN*. 


All  his  affections  rise  above, 
And  all  his  heart  is  full  of  love. 

3  The  Christian  shines  with  lustre  bright, 
His  untlersTandinu's  full  of  light  ; 

To  Jesus  Christ  he's  wholly  given, 
And  is  indeed  a  form  of  heaven. 

4  To  thee,  O  Lord,  my  soul  aspires, 
And  kindles  with  seraphic  fires  ; 
The  real' Christian  I  would  be, 
And  live  for  him  who  died  for  me. 

Harrod's  Coll. 


L   M. 

The   Christian  Soldier. 


396 

1  rip  HE  Christian  warrior, — see  him  stand 

-I-     In  the  whole  armor  of  his  God  ; 

The  Spirit's  sword  is  in  his  hand, 
His  feet  are  with  the  gospel  shod ; — 

2  In  panoply  of  truth  complete, 

Salvation's  helmet  on  his  head, 
With  righteousness,  a  breastplate  meet, 
And  faith's  broad  shield  before  him  spread. 

3  He  wrestles  not  with  flesh  and  blood, 

But  principalities  and  powers, 
Rulers  of  darkness,  like  a  flood, 
Nigh,  and  assailing  at  all  hours. 

4  For  Satan's  fiery  darts  alone, 

Quenched  on  his  shield,  at  him  are  hurled  ; 
The  traitor  in  his  heart  is  known, 
And  the  dire  friendship  of  this  world. 

5  Undaunted  to  the  field  he  goes, 

Yet  vain  were  skill  and  valor  there, 
Unless,  to  foil  his  legion  foes, 
The  trustiest  weapon  were  "  all  prayer.'* 

6  With  this  omnipotence  he  moves, 

From  this  the  alien  armies  flee; 
Till  more  than  conqueror  he  proves, 
Through  Christ,  who  gives  him  victory. 

7  Thus,  st.0112  in  his  Redeemer's  strength, 

Sin,  death,  and  hell  he  tramples  down  ; 
Fiphts  the  good  fight,  and  wins  at  length, 
Through  »mercy,  an  immortal  crown. 

Gems 


CHRISTIAN.      397. 398. 399 


397 


Dover,  Pcntonville. 


1  ?r|MS  God  the  Spirit  leads 

A     In  paths  before  unknown  ; 
The  work  to  be  performed  is  ours, 
The  strength  is  all  his  own. 

2  Supported  by  his  grace, 

\\  ••  >nll  pursue  our  way, 
And   Dope  at  last  to  reach  the  prize, 
ire  in  endless  day. 

3  Tis  he  that  works  to  will, 

'Tis  he  that  works  to  do  ; 
His  is  tie-  power  by  which  we  act, 
His  he  the  clory  too. 

QAQ  Ci    M.  LonJon,  Baibj. 

,■  UVa  Baij.<  oft'ir  Upright  knoicn  to  God.  Ps.  37 
1  rpo  thee,  my  God,  my  days  are  known; 
A    My  soul  enjoys  the  thought; 
Lions  all  before  thy  face, 
•    my  faults  forgot. 

•   breath  devotion  vents 
l~  rocal  to  thine  i 

il   my    walk-  of  daily  life 
Before  thine  < ■>  e  appear. 

vacant  hour,  the  active  scene, 
Thy  mercy  shall  appr  i 
And  every  pang  of  sympathy, 
And  ever]   i  an  i  t  love. 

4  Each  golden  hour  of  beaming  light 
led  by  thy  i 

And  d  .rk  affliction's  midnight  gloom 
A   present  God  BUI  ■  I 

5  Full  in  thy  view  through  life  I  pass, 
And   in  thy  view   I 

And,  when  each   mortal   bond  is  hroke, 
Shall  find  my  God  is  nigh. 

DoDDSIDGl 

OQU  CM.  .       .  |      k,  Rraintre* 

OJiJ      The  Fear  of  Go!.   Prov.  XXiii.  17. 
1  rpHRiCE  hanpy  souls,  who,  horn  of  heaven, 
A     While  yet  they  sojourn   hen-, 
Humbly  begin  their  days  with  God, 
And  spend  theui  in  hi3  fear. 


400,  401  CHRISTIAN. 


2  So  may  our  eyes,  with  holy  zeal, 

Prevent  the  dawning  day  ; 
And  turn  the  sabred  pages  o'er, 
And  praise  thy  name,  and  pray. 

3  Midst  hourly  cares  may  love  present 

Its  incense  to  thy  throne  ; 
And,  while  the  world  our  hands  employs, 
Our  hearts  be  thine  alone. 

4  At  night  we  lean  our  wear}'  heads 

On  thy  paternal  breast  ; 
And,  safely  folded  in  thine  arms, 

Resign  our  powers  to  rest. 
r>  In  solid,  pure  delights,  like  these, 

Let  all  my  days  be  past; 
Xor  shall  I  then  impatient  wish. 

Xor  shall  I  fear,  the  last.  Doddridge. 

/*AA  lu   M.  ArnJey,  Warwick. 

^tiJXJ    The  Christian  Pilgrim.     Deut.  viii.  2. 

1  npHROUGH  this  wide  wilderness  I  roam, 

-a-     Far  distant  from  my  blissful  home  : 
My  earthly  joys  are  from  me  torn,  -     I 

And  oft  an  absent  God  I  mourn. 

2  My  soul,  with  various  tempests  tossed, 
Her  lairest  hopes  and  projects  crossed, 
Sees  every  day  new  straits  attend. 
And  wonders  where  the  scene  will  end. 

3  Is  this,  dear  Loid,  that  thorny  road, 
Which  leads  us  to  the  mount  of  God? 
Are  these  the  toils  thy  people  know, 
While  in  the  wilderness  below: 

-  — thy  faithful    love 
D.ith  all  thy  children's  graces  prove; 

'.:  mast  fall, 
That  Jesus  may  be  all  in  all.  Fawcett. 

f  sv-j  C.  M. 

^tlJl  ■   Worth  of  a   Soul.     Mark    viii.  33. 

■  X  world,  thy  cheating  arts  give  o'er, 

*     Thine  oners  i  despise  : 

In  vain  tnou  spread's!  thy  tempting  store, 

Ltqh  my  wandering 

2  Bribe  me  no  more  with  glittering  toys, 
To  catch  my  soul  away  ; 


rn;:  i  sT!  ax.  402, 


Not  wtk|  by  such  delusivi 

To  tempt  my  feet  astray. 
3  1  cannot  part  with  cold  for  dross, 

•lid   food  t\>r  Show  ; 
'•    Nor  drink  your  Miss,  to  mourn  my  loss 

In  everlasting 
1  Vain  world,  thy  weak  attempts  forbear; 
I  all  thy  charms  defy  ; 
And  rate  my  precious  soul  too  dear 
For  all  thy  wealth  to  buy. 


402 


J>.    M<  Monmouth,  Lutou. 

Tnt.<t  in    God. 
jl  VirllLW"  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind, 

»  t    And  emiling  day  once  more  appears, 
!    Then,  my  Redeemer,  then  I  find, 
The  f<  Ely  <  t'  my  doubts  and  fears. 

2  Straight  I  upbraid  my  wandering  heart, 

And  blush  that    !  c  be 

;  art, 
Or  harbor  one  hard  thought  of  tliee. 

length,  bo  taught 
What  I  am  to  b  am, 

That  God  U  b»\  e,  not, 

Nor  knovt  f  of  a  turn. 

I'.ut  when  my  faith  is  sharply  tried, 
I  find  raj 
Unskilful,  weak,  ami  apt  to  slide. 

3  But,  0  my  Lord,  cue  look  from  thee, 

Hub  i  ,  •   will, 

ibt  and  discontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  worm  is  still. 
Thou  art 

,i  readj  to  i 
Thou,  therefore,  all  the  praise  receive; 

::ii!ie. 

Cow  PER. 


(  •    M«  coronation 

Hope  of  Hear  .rtk. 


103 

\  TITHEN 

\  T      'J 

I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear. 
And  wipe  my  wc 


404,  405  CHRISTIAN. 


2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurled, 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares,  like  a  wild  delH<ie,  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall  ; 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all  ; — 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest  ; 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast.  Watts. 

404  L-    M.       Effingham,  BriJjewa'.er. 

1  1n|riIEN,  O  my  Saviour,  shall  this  heart 

*  ▼    So  feel  the  influence  of  thy  grace, 

That  from  thy  cross  'tw£1  ne'er"  depart, 

But  live  around  that  hallowed  place. 

2  The  brightest  scenes  of  earth  are  dim, 

If  Jesus  be  not  with  me  there  ; 
All  earthly  joys,  compared  with  him, 
Seem  vain  as  fleeting  shadows  are. 

3  O,  could  I  live  beneath  his  smile, 

And  lean  upon  his  sacred  breast, 
No  fond  allurement  should  beguile 
A  heart  so  privileged,  so  blest. 

4  Come  then,  my  Saviour,  and  constrain 

This  wayward  soul,  nor  let  it  rove  j 
Recall  me  to  thine  arms  again, 

And  bind  me  there  with  cords  of  love. 

M.  Aylesbury,  Concord. 

'3       Safety  in   God.     Ps.  lxi.  ]—  5. 


40 

1  vyHEX,  overwhelmed  with  grief, 

"    My  heart  within  me  dies; 

Helpless,  and  far  from  all  relief, 

To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

2  O,  leal  me  to  the  rock 

That's  high  above   my  head  ; 
And  make  tiie  covert  of  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade". 

3  Within  thy  presence,* Lord, 

For  evpr  I'll  abide ; 
Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide. 


CHRISTIAN.  406,  407 


4  Thou  gives!  me  the  l<>t 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 

I  shall  possess  the  same.  Watts. 

Af\f  C.    P.    M.        Aniic'pilion,  Ripture. 

4Ul)     hamgmg  f&r  c  Place  at  God's  right  Hand. 

1  vsrHEN  tli'ii.  my  righteous  Judge,  shalt  come, 

1 1    To  fetch  thy  ransomed  people  home, 

Shall  I  among  them  stand  I 
Shall  such  a  worthless  worm  as  I, 
Who  sometimes  am  afraid  to  die, 

lie  found  nt  thy  right  hand  ? 

2  I  love  to  meet  amonz  them  now, 
Before  thy  gracious,  feet  to  bow, 

Though  vilest  of  them  all  ; 
Bat— can  I  bear  the  piercing  thought? — 
"     What  if  my  nam"  Bhould  be  left  out, 
When  thou  for  them  Bhall  call  ? 

3  Dear  Lord,  prevent  it  by  thy  grace, 
Be  thou  my  only  biding  place, 

In  this  the  Accepted  day  ; 
Thy  pardoning  voice,  O  let  me  hear, 
till  my  unbelieving  fear, 
Nor  lei  me  fall,  I  pray. 

4  Among  thy  Mint*  let  me  be  found, 
Whene'er  the  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 

thy  smiling  face  ; 
Then,  loudest  of  the  crowd,  I'll  sin?, 
While  heaven's  resounding  mansions  ring 
With  Bhonts  of  sovereign  grace. 

Aft"?  L-    M.  Halloweli. 

*  v"  I  Backsliding*  and  Returns. 

1  Vl/IIV  hi  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 

'»    My  God,  my  chief  delight? 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 
With  thee,  no  more  by  night? 

2  Why  should  my  foolish  passions  rove? 

Where  can  such  sweetness  be, 
As  I  have  taste  I  in  thy  love, 
As  I  have  found  in  f 

3  When  my  forgetful  soul  renews 

The  suvor  of  thv    _ 
My  heart  presumes  I  cannot  lose 
*The  relish  all  inv  davs. 


408  CHRISTIAN. 


4  But,  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is  past, 

The  flattering  world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  pollute  my  joys. 

5  Trifles  of  nature,  or  of  art. 

With  fair,  deceitful  charms, 
Intrude  into  my  thoughtless  heart, 

And  thrust  me  from  thy  arms. 
C  Then  I  repent,  and  vex  my  soul 

That  I  should  leave  thee  so  ; 
Where  will  those  wild  affections  roll, 

That  let  a  Saviour  go? 
7  Sin's  promised  joys  are  turned  to  pain, 

And  I  am  drowned  in  grief ; 
But  my  dear  Lord  return-s  again, 

He  flies  to  my  relief. 

6  Seizing  my  soul  with  sweet  surprise, 

He  draws  with  loving  bands  ; 
Divine  compassion  in  his  eyes, 

And  pardon  in  his  hands. 
0  Wretch  that  I  am,  to  wandei  thus, 

In  chase  of  false  delight ! 
Let  me  be  fastened  to  ihy  cross, 

Rather  than  lose  thy  sight. 
10  Make' haste,  my  days,  to  reach  the  goal, 

And  bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  centre  of  my  soul, 

My  God,  my  Saviour's  breast.         Watts. 

4. Oo  L-   M.  Cartba-e,  Putney. 

Crucifixion  to  the   World  by  the  Cross  of  Christ 

1  TMTHEN  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 

*  »     On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God: 
All  the  vain  things  tliat  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrihee  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See  from  his  head,  his  hand3,  his  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  ; 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet? 
Or  tharns  compose  so  rich  a  crown? 


CHRISTIAN.  400.  410 


ne  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 
Thai  nt  far  too  small  ; 

divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 
^rw*  C.   M.         Bedford, China, Barby. 

4U.J  FUak  and  Spirit. 

I  1VIIAT  vain  desires  and  passions  vain 
»  »     Attend  this  mortal  (lav  1 
Oft  have  the]   pierced  m\   sdM  with  pain, 
And  drawn  my  bean  astray. 
!2  How  have  I  wandered  from  my  God, 
And   followed  sin  and  shame, 
In  tin-  vile  world  of  flesh  and  blood 
Defiled  my  nobler  i 
3  For  ei  thy   izrace 

That  formed  mj   Bpirit  new, 
And  made  it  of  a  heaven-born  race, 
Thy  glory  to  pin- 

rit  hoi  da  perpetual  war, 
w  restlea  and  complains, 

the  happy  moment  near 
That  sh  ill    .  .,  uns. 

:   I  close  my  eyes 
r!  with  every  lust, 
And  < •;.  i.  whene'er  it  rise, 

To  leave  them  in  the  dust.  Watts. 

4|  r\  L.    If.  Old  Hui.ditrJ. 

1U    J  Num.  zxiii.  93. 

1  ¥¥7HAT  hath  God  wroaghl  !  might  Israel  say, 

r  ▼    When  Jordan  rol1  n  ay, 

And  |  their  bends, 

its  sands. 

2  What  hath  Go  1  wrought  !  might  well  be  said, 

l  from   the   d 

nigot, 
And  1 1  »ssed  the  n  il 

3  What  hatli  God  wrouphl  !  0  blissful  thought! 

him  : 

And   - 

4  Tin-  aewi  ikall  et 

Till  every  tongue  with  rapt  u  tus  j  >v  ; 

When  -hill  we  join  the  heavenly  throng, 
To  swell  the  triumph  an 

lilPFON's  Coix. 


411,412.  113      CHRISTIAN. 


a  -g  -g  L.    M.         Arnheim,  Woodstown. 

411         Who  shall  dice!!  with   God? 

1  \1TH0  sliall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place, 

**    Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  lace  ? 
The  man  who  minds  religion  now, 
And  humbly  walks  with  God  below. 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  clean; 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they  mean; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue  : 

He  hates  to  do  his  neighbor  wrong. 

3  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  prays 

For  those  who  curse  him  to  his  face: 
And  does  to  all  men  still  the  same 
That  he  would  hope  or  wish  from  them. 

4  Yet  when  his  holiest  works  are  done, — 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone  :' 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord,  with  thee. 

Watts. 

a  -t  £\  CM.  Ho\'-ard'i,  Dundee. 

*.Y£i       Heavenly   Treasures.     Ps.  37. 

1  "V\7ITH  mines'  of  wealth  are  sinners  poor, 

»▼    Unblessing  and  unblessed; 
But  rich  the  man,  whate'er  his  store, 
Of  inward  peace  possessed. 

2  At  tender  pity's  urgent  call, 

His  mite  is  gladly  given  ; 
Though  poor  the  gift,  the  offering  small. 
Its  record  stands  in  heaven. 

3  Ne'er  shall  he  be  in  life  bereft 

Of  God's  protecting  care; 
Nor  yet  his  duteous  offspring  left 
Unsolaced  ills  to  bear. 

4  And  mark  the  Christian's  dying  hour — 

No  fears,  no  doubts  annoy  ; 
His  trust  is  in  his  Father's  power, 
His  end  is  peace  and  joy. 

Spirit  of  the  Psalms 

a  -j  »>  L.    M.  GljuceV.er. 

t:J  O  Times  and  Seasojis. 

I  VI7HY  should  I  fear  the  darkest  hour, 
▼  T    Or  tremble  at  the  tempter's  power? 
Jesus  vouchsafes  to  be  mv  tower. 


CHRISTIAN.  414 


Though  hot  the  fight,  why  quit  the  field? 

Why  must  \  either  flee  or  yield, 

Since  Jesus  is  my  mighty  shield: 

When  creature  comforts  fade  and  die, 

Worldling*  may  weep,  but  why  should  I  ? 
II  lives,  and  still  is  nigh. 

Though  all  the  flocks  and  herds  were  dead, 
I  My  soul  a  famine  need  not  dread, 

For  Jesus  is  my  living  bread. 

I  know  not  what  may  Boon  betide, 

Or  how  my  wants  shall  he  supplied; 

But  J«->u<  knows,  and  will  provide. 
I  Though  sin  would  fill  me  with  distress, 

The  throne  of  pace  I  dare  address, 

For  Jesus  1-  my  righteous 

Though  faint  my  prayers,  and  cold  my  love, 
id  fast  hope  shall  not  remove, 

While  Jesus  intercedes  above. 

Against  me  enrth  and  hell  combine; 

Rut  nn  mj   side  is  power  divine ; 

-    is  all.   and   lit-   is   mine.  NaWTOlf. 

I -^ 

A  *     1  S\  Johu'i,  Chase. 

t§  t'ic   rain    IVvrld. 

iVXTORLD,  adieu!  thou  real  cheat; 
»▼    Oil  have  thy  deceitful  charms 
Filled  in\    heart   with  fond  conceit, 
Foolish  hopes  and  false  alarms: 
day, 
How  UlJ  away. 

!  Vain,  tin  entertaining  sights; 

thy  promises  renewed; 
All  the  pomp  of  thy  delights 

-  hat  flatter  and  delude  : 
Thee  I  quit  for  heaven  above, 
Object  of  the  noblest  lave. 

■t,  Lord,  my  wandering  mind 
Follow  after  fleeting  toys ; 
Binee  in  thee  alone  I  find 

Solid  and  substantial  joys: 
Joys  that,  never  overpast, 
Through  eternity  shall  last.      Madajj'i  Colu 


415,  416        SAINT  AND  STXXER. 

415  C-    M-  Irish,  Denize*. 

Christ  encouraging  his  Church.     Luke  xii.  32. 

1  \7"E  little  flock,  whom  Jesus  feeds, * 

X    Dismiss  your  anxious  cares  ; 
Look  to  the  Shepherd  of  your  souls, 
And  smile  away  your  fears. 

2  Though  wolves  and  lions  prowl  around, 

His  staff  is  your  defence: 
Mid  sands  and  recks,  your  Shepherd's  voice 
Calls  streams  and  pastures  thence. 

3  Your  Father  will  a  kingdom  give, 

And  eive  it  with  delight ; 
His  feeblest  child  his  love  shall  call, 
To  triumph  in  his  sight. 

4  Ten  thousand  praises,  Lord,  we  bring 

For  sure  supports  like  these  ; 
And  o'er  the  pious  dead  we  sing 
Thy  loving  promises. 

5  For  all  we  hope,  and  they  enjoy, 

We  bless  a  Saviour's  name  ;  * 
Xor  ^Iiall  that  stroke  disturb  the  song, 
Which  breaks  this  mortal  frame. 

Doddridge. 


SAINT  AND  SINNER. 


416 


C.  M. 


1  \  LL  ye  who  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 
i*  And  let  your  songs  be  new  ; 

/  midst  the  church,  with  cheerful  voice, 
His  later  wonders  shew. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 

Shall  their  Redeemer  sing; 
And  Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
While  Zion  owns  her  King. 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just, 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn  : 
The  meek,* who  lie  despised  in  dust, 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 


417 


SA1XT  A\D  SIXXER.      417,416 

4  Saints  should  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

on  a  dying  I 
And.  like  the  souls  in  glory,  sing: 
ill  raise  the  dead. 

5  When  Christ  his  judgment  seat  ascends, 

And  bids  the  world  appear, 

prepared  tor  all  his  friends, 
Who  humbly  loved  him  here.  Watts. 

C.    M.  Walsai. 

chastised,  and  Sinners  destroyed. 

1  f\  GOD,  to  whom  revenge  belongs, 
v7  Proclaim  thy  wrath  aloud  ; 

;     Let  sovereign  power  redress  our  wrongs, 
the  proud. 

2  They  say,  "The  Lord    nor  sees  nor  hears:" 

When  w  ill  the  fool  a  be  u  ise  ? 
Can  he  be  de;A\  who  formed  their  ears? 
Or  blind,  who  made  their  eyes? 

3  He  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are  vain, 

And  they  shall   feel  his  power; 

ball  pu  in-  their  souls  with  pain 
me  surprising  hour. 

4  But  if  thy  saints  deserve  rebuke, 

Fiatl  a  cent]' 
Thy  pi  id  thy  book 

make  them  know  their  God. 

5  Blest  is  t!:»-  man  thy  hands  chastise, 

Aim!   I  Iraw  ; 

Thy  scourges  make  thy  children  wise, 

W!  •  forget  thy  law. 

\  6  But  God  will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saints, 

Nor  his  o\\  n  promise  break  ; 
He  parlous  his  inheritance, 

For  their  Redeemer's  sake.  Watts. 

4i  & 

mm  O   T/u  Saint  happy*  t&e   Sinner  miserable. 

1  npHK  man   i<  ever  blest, 

-l    Who  tJiuns  the  shin 
Among  their  councils  never  stands, 

Nor  takes  the  scorner's  place, — 

2  But  makes  the  law  of  God 

His.  study  and  delight, 


419.  4k20  HOLY  SPIRIT. 


""Amid;  -  of  the  day, 

And  watches  of  the  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive, 

"With  watersnear  the  root: 
Fresh  as  the  leaf  his  name  shall  live, 
His  works  are  heavenly"  fruit. 

4  Not  so  the  ungodly  race  ; 

They  no  such  blessings  find: 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind.  Watts. 


L.  M.  Windham. 

Tkt    Wretchedness  of  the   Wicked. 


439 

1  rriHEY  must  be  as  the  troubled  sea, 

A    They  cannot  rest,  who  know  not  thee, 
Whose  working  hearts,  disturbed  within, 
Ca^t  up  the  mire  of  actual  sin. 

2  No  peace  the  wicked  e'er  can  know, 
While  hastening  to  their  place   below  ; 
But  trouble  must  with  sin  remain, 

Sad  earnest  of  eternal  pain.  Gzms. 


HOLY  SPIRIT. 


420 


S.   M.  SL  Tbomas. 

1  "OLEST  Comforter  Divine! 

-D  Whose  rays  of  heavenly  love 
Amid  our  gloom  and  darkness  shine, 
And  point  our  souls  above  ; — 

2  Thou — who  with  :'  still  small  voice1' 

Dost  stop  the  sinner's  way. 
And  bid  the  mourning  saint  rejoice, 
Though  earthly  joys'  decay  ;— 

3  Thou — whose  inspiring  breath 

Can  make  the  cloud  of  care, 
And  e'en  the  gloomy  vale  of  death, 
A  smile  of  glory  wear: — 

4  Thou— who  dost  fill  the  heart 

With  love  to  all  our  race, — 
Blest  Comforter ! — to  us  impart 
The  blessings  cf  thy  grace.    Pratt's  Coix 


ttoly  spirit.    421.422,423 


421 


S.    -1.  Silver  Street,  Lisbon. 

1  f<OME,  smcious  Spirit,  come, 
Vy  With  energy   divine, 
And  on  this  poor  benighted  soul 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine. 

2  O  melt  this  frozen  heart, 
This  stubborn  will  subdue  ; 

TheM  evil  passions  overcome, 
And  form  my  s,.-t;l  anew. 

3  Mine  will  the  Messing  be, 

Hut  thine  be  all  the  praise  ; 
And  unto  Uiee  will  I  devote 
The  remnant  of  my  days. 

1;^q  Shi  Hand,  W*tchiu*n. 

-  —  John  xiv.  26. 

I  ftOH  lirit,  come  ; 

Vy    Let  thy  bright  beams  arise  ; 

from  our  minds, 
i  our  eyes. 
1  Convinc  us  of  our  sin  ; 
Then  lend  to  Jesus1  blood  ; 
An  J  to  our  wondering  view  reveal 

The-  K 
•T:s  thine  to  cleanse  the  heart — 

To  sanctify  the  soul — 
To  poor  frf.-h  life  in  every  part, 

And  new  create  the  whole, 
Kevive  o-ir  drooping  faith  ; 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove ; 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  the  flame 
Of  never-dying  love*  Haft. 

■  A  .^.)  CM,  Turner,  A'.Lj. 

l—'J     Br  fter  Vu  IL.hj  Spirit. 

C:.   Holy  Spirit,    Heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quickening  powers,— 
Kindle  a  Same  -  t  sacred  love 

In    t!  (MISS. 

rove]  new  below, 

Pond  of  these  trifling  r 

fly  nor  jo, 
To  reach  sternal  joys. 


424,  425  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise  ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 

5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dave, 

With  all' thy  quickening  powers, — 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  that  shall  kindle  ours.  Watts, 

A*)  A  L.   M.         >"ewcourt,  Psalm  9Mb 

^tZ^t    The  Sight  of  God  and  Ckrist  in  Heaven. 

1  T^ESCEXD  from  heaven,  immortal  Dove  ; 
jL*  Stoop  down,  and  take  us  on  thy  wings; 
And  mount,  and  bear  us  far  above 

The  reach  of  these  inferior  things  ; — 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky, 

Up  where  eternal  ages  roll  ; 
Where  solid  pleasures  never  die, 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3  O  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight, 

Of  our  Almighty  Father's" throne  ! 
There  sits  our  Saviour,  crowned  with  light, 
Clothed  in  a  body  like  our  own. 

4  Adoring  saints  around  him  stand, 

And  thrones  and  powers  before  him   fall; 
The  God  shines  gracious  through  the  man, 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all. 

5  O,  what  amaziii!/  joys  they  feel. 

While  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing; 
And  sit  on  every  heavenly  hill, 
And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  King. 

6  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 

That  1  shall  mount  to  dwell  above, 
And  stand  and  bow  amongst  them  there, 
And  view  thv  face  and  sing  thv  love  ? 

Watts. 

^125  •  L-   M*   Cl«  Eaton,  Greei-field. 

1  T7»T£FNAL  Spirit,  source  of  light, 
S-4  Enlivening,  consecrating  fire. 


HOLY  SPIRIT.  426.  427 

Descend,  and,  with  celestial  heat, 

Our  dull,  our  frozen   hearts  inspire — 
Our  souls  refine,  our  dross  consume: 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come  ! 

2  In  our  cold  breasts,  O  strike  a  spark 

Of  the  pure  flame,  which  seraphs  feel ; 
Nor  let   u>  wander  in  the  dark, 

Or  lie  benumbed  and  stupid  still  : 
Come,  vivifying  Spirit,  come, 
And  make  our  hearts  thy  constant  home! 

3  Let  pure  devotion's  fervor  risr  ; 

Let  every  pious  pa-si  hi   glow  j 
O  let  the  raptures  of  the  Bkiefl 

Kindle  in  our  cold  hearts  below  ! 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come, 
And  make  our  souls  thy  constant  home! 


L.    Iff.  Truro,  Nazareth. 

The  Operations  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 


426 

1  "EXTERNAL  Spirit,  we  - 

-tL*  And  sins  the  wonders  of  thy  grace  ; 
Thy  pow«  •  blessings  down 

From  God  the   Father,  and  tin-  S^n. 

2  Enlightened  by  thine  heavenly  ray, 
our  shades  euid  darkm  ss  turn  to  day: 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  power  and  glory  works  within, 
And  breaks  the  chains  of  reigning  sin; 

1    Doth  our  imperious  lusts  Biibdue, 
And  forms  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

i  Tin*  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice; 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys ; 
Thy  word-  allay  the  rtormy  wind, 

dm  the  BUTges  of  the  mind.       "Watts. 

1  ••    Iff.      Green's  Hundredth,  Ba'h. 
f  Pentecost. 

GREAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
When  the  divine  di«  iplei  roe!  : 
on  their  heads    the  Spirit  came, 
And  sal  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 
What  gills,  what  mirach  i  he  gave! 
And  power  to  kill,  and  power  to  save: 


127 


428 HOLY  SPIRIT. 

Furnished  their  tongues  with  wondrous  words, 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Thus  armed,  he'  sent  the  champions  forth, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north  : 
Go  !  and  assert  youi  Saviour's  cause  ; 

Go  !  spread  the  mystery  of  his  cross. 

4  These  weapons  of  the  holy  war, 
Of  what  almighty  force  they  are, 

To  make  our  stubborn  passions  bow, 
And  lay  the  proudest  rebel  low  ! 

5  Nations,  the  learred  and  the  rude, 
Are  by  these  heavenly  arms  subdued  ; 
While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss, 

And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 

6  Great  King  of  grace,  my  heart  subdue  : 
I  would  be  led  in  triumph  too, 

A  willing  captive  to  my  Lord, 

And  sing  the  victories  of  his  word.     Watts. 

a  ;>  Q  8s  &  7s.    In?at3stone,  Tabernacle. 

^i^-O  To  the  blessed  Spirit. 

1  "O"0LY  GHOST,  disperse  our  sadness, 
-£X  Pierce  the  clouds  of  sinful  night ; 
Come,  thou  source  of  sweetest  gladness, 

Breathe  thy  life  and  spread  thy  light  j 
Loving  Spirit,  God  of  peace, 
Great  Distributer  of  grace, 

Rest  upon  this  congregation  ! 

Hear,  O,  hear  our  supplication. 

2  From  that  height  which  knows  no  measure, 

As  a  gracious  shower  descend  : 
Bringing  down  the  richest  treasure 

Man  can  wish,  or  God  can  send. 
O,  thou  Glory,  shining  down 
From  the  Father  and  "the  Son, 

Grant  us  thy  illumination  ! 

Rest  on  all  this  congregation. 

3  Come,  thou  best  of  all  donations 

God  can  give,  or  we  implore  ; 
Having  thy  sweet  consolations, 

"We  "need  wish  for  nothing  more  ; 
Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
Now  descending  from  above, 

Rest  on  all  this  congregation  ! 

Make  our  beatfs  thy  habitation. 


HOLY  spirit.         429r  430 


429 


B.    M.  Yarmouth,  Watchman. 

1  ^PIRIT  of  Faith,  come  down, 
^   Reveal  the  thincs  of  God, 

And  make  to  us  the  Godhead  known, 

And  witness  with  the  hlood  : 
'Ti-;  thine  the  Mood  t'  apply, 

Am!   give  us  eyes  to  see  ; 
Who  did  for  every  sinner  die, 

Hath  rarely  died  for  me. 

2  Xo  man  can  truly  say 

That  Jc-us  Is  tiie  Lord, 
Unless  thou  take  the  veil  away, 

And  hreathe  the  living  word  : 
Then,  only  then  w 

Our  interest  in  his  blood  ; 
And  cry  with  joy  unspeakable, 

"Thou  art  my  Lord,  my  God!" 

3  Inspire  the  living  faith, 

which,  whosoe'er  receives, 
The  witness  in  himself  he  hath, 

And  consciously  believes— 
The  faith  that  conrpiers  all, 

And  (Icih  tin-  mountain  move  ; 
And  BBVi  -  P  (KM  '  -   call, 

And  perfects  them  in  love. 

Meth.  Coll, 

4o()  L.  M.  Limehcuse. 

CJTAY,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay, 
►  ^  Though  I  have  done  thee  such  despite  ; 
Nor  c;.-;  the  -inner  quite  away, 
Nor  take  thine  everlasting  flight. 
!  Though  I  have  steeled  my  stubborn  heart, 
And  still  shook  off  my  guilty  fir-; 
And  v.v  ,1.  and  urged  thee  to  depart, 
l*<>r  many  long  rebellious  y.-ars ; — 
i  Though  I  nave  most  unfaithful  been, 
I   who  e'er  thy  erace  received; 
Ten  thousand  i  seen, 

Ten  thousand  tunc-  thy  goodness  prieved  ; — 
I  Vet,  O!  the  chief  of  sinners  spare, 
In  hunor  of  my  great  High-Priest  j 


431,  43*2     CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 


Xor  in  thy  righteous  anger  swear 
To  exclude  me  from  thy  people's  rest. 

5  This  only  wo  I  "deprecate  ; 

This  only  plague  I  pray  remove  ; 
Xor  leave  me  in  my  lost"  estate, 
Nor  curse  me  with  this  want  of  love. 

6  Now,  Lord,  my  weary  soul  release, 

Upraise  me  with  thy  gracious  hand, 
And  guide  into  thy  perfect  peace, 
And  hring  me  to  the  promised  land. 

JQ-j  I*    M.  MoretOD,  Wells. 

tJI  John  xiv.  16.,  17. 

1  ^URE  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh; 
^  'Tis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart  j 
Else  would  my  hope  for  ever  die, 

And  every  cheering  ray  depart. 

2  Whene'er  to  call  the  Saviour  mine, 

With  ardent  wish  my  heart  aspires  ; 
Can  it  be  les-  than  power  divine, 
Which  animates  these  strong  desires  ? 

3  What  less  than  thine  almighty  word 

Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust, 
And  bid  ine  cieave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  life,  my  treasure,  and  my  trust  ? 

4  And  when  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 

I  love  my  God,  and  trust  his  grace, 
Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray 
Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace? 

5  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart 

For  ever  dwell,  O  God  of  love, 
And  light  and  heavenly  peace  impart, 
Sweet  earnest  of  the  joys  above.     Steele. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

iQ^  C.    M.         Clarendon,  r^lchester. 

4'JA     Bearing  the  Cross.     Mark  viii.  38. 
1  T^vIDST  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suifer  shame, 
*J   And  bear  the  cross  for  me  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  thy  name, 
Or  thy  disciple  be? 


CHRISTIAN  CRACK?.      433,434 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  dread 

To  suffer  Bbame  or  loss  ; 
Oh,  let  me  in  thy  footstep!  tread, 
And  glory  in  thy  cross. 

3  Inspire  my  soul  with  life  divine, 

And  holy  courage  bohl  ; 
Let  knowledge,  faith,  and  meekness  shine, 
Nor  love    nor  zeal  grow  cold. 

4  Let  sinful  men  reproach,  defame, 

And  call  thee  what  they  will, 
If  I  may  glorify  thy  name, 

And  be  thy  servant  still.  Kirkham. 

|QQ  C«    M.        Buckingham,  Plymouth. 

1  T>LEST  is  the  man,  whose  softening  heart 
l>   Feels  all  another's  pain  ; 
To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 
Was  never  raised  in  vain  ; 
3  Whose  breast  expands  with  generous  warmth 
A  stranger'!  woes  to  feel ; 
And  bleeds,  in  pity,  o'er  the  wound 
He  wants  the  power  to  heal. 

3  He  spreads  his  kind  supporting  arms 

To  even-  child  of  grief: 
Hi*  Mere!  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings,  unasked,   relief. 

4  To  cenfle  offices  of  love 

His  feel  ue  never  slow  : 
He  views,  throuLdi  mercy's  melting  eye, 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

5  He,  from  the  bofOfU  of  his  Cod, 

Shall  present  peace  receive  ; 
And,  when  he  kneels  before  the  throne. 
His  trembling  soul  shall  live.       IUrballd. 

AOA  C-    H.  Dvviz-s,  N>wtoa. 

*0 t:      A'aturc  and  Fruite  of  Charity. 

1  f\  CHARITV,  thov.  heavenly  grace, 
V^     All  tender,  soft  and   kind  ; 

A  friend  to  all  the  human  race, 
To  all  that's  good  inclined  ! 

2  The  man  of  charity  extends 

To  all  his  liberal"  Land  , 


435 


435 CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

His  kindred,  neighbors,  foes  and  friends 
His  pity  may  command. 

0  He  aids  the  poor  in  their  distress, 

He  hears  when  they  complain  ; 
With  tender  heart  delights  to  bless, 
And  lessen  all  their  pain. 

4  The  sick,  the  prisoner,  poor  and  blind, 

And  all  the  sons  of  grief, 
In  him  a  benefactor  find — 
He  loves  to  give  relief. 

5  'Tis  love  that  makes  religion  sweet ', 

'Tis  love  that  makes  us  rise, 
With  willing  minds  and  ardent  feet, 
To  yonder  happy  skies. 

6  Then   let  us  all  in  love  abound, 

And  charity  pursue  : 
Thus  shall  we  be  with  glory   crowned, 
And  love  a^  angels  do. 

C.   M.         Canterbury,  Colchester. 
Comforts — true  and  false. 

1  r\  GOD,  whose  favorable  eye 
yj  The  sin-;sick  soul  revives  ; 
Holy  and  heavenly  is  the  joy, 

Thy  shining  presence  gives. 

2  This  hypocrites  have  ne'er  believed, 

They  judge  with  graceless  hearts  ; 
Swelled  with  their  pride,  they  are  deceived 
By  Satan's  wily  arts. 

3  Unholy,  selfish  joys  are  theirs  ; 

And,  while  they  boast  their  light, 
And  seem  to  soar  above  the  stars, 
They're  plunging  into  night. 

4  Lulled  in  a  soft  and  formal  sleep, 

They  sin,  and  yet  rejoice  ; 
Were  they  indeed  the  Saviour's  sheep, 
They  sure  would  hear  his  voice. 

5  Be  mine  the  comforts  that  reclaim 

The  soul  from  Satan's  power ; 
That  make  me  blush  for  what  I  am, 
And  hate  my  sin  the  more. 

6  'Tis  joy  enough,  my  All  in  All, 

At  thy  dea*r  feet  to  lie  ; 
Thou  wilt  not  let  me  lower  fall, 

And  none  can  higher  fly.  Cowper. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.     436.437 


L.  M.  6l. 

Comfort  under  Affliction. 


436 

1  ¥X7HEN  gathering  clouds  around  I  view, 

"  I     An.l  days  are  dark,  and  friends  are  few, 
On   II i rii  I  loan,  who,  not  in  vain. 
Experienced  every  human  pain. 
He  M  -.  allays  my  bars. 

And  coasts  and  treasures  up  my  tears. 

2  If  aught  should  tempt  my  soul  to  stray 
Prom  heavenly  wisdom's  narrow  way  ; 

i     To  flee  the  good  I  would  pursue, 
Or  do  the  thing  I  would  not  do; 
Still  He,  who  felt  temptation's  power, 
Shall  guard  me  in  that  dangerous  hour. 

3  If  wounded  love  my  hosom    swell, 
Deceived  by  those  i   prised  too  well  ; 

II  his  pitying  aid  I 
Who  felt  on  earth  severer  wo   ; 
At  ence  betrayed,  denied,  or  fled, 

>  shared  his  daily  bread. 

4  When  vexing  thoughts  within  me  rise, 
And.  sore  dismayed,  my  spirit  dies; 
Yet  I:.  \  ouchssied  to  bear 
The  sickening  anguish  of  despair, 
Shall  iweetlj    soothe,  shall  gently  dry, 
The  throbbing  heart,  the  streaming  eye. 

5  When,  sorrowing,  I  bend, 
Which  co  ers  all  that  was  a  friend  ; 

And  from  his  voice,  his  hand,  his  smile, 
Divides  me  for  a  little  while  ; 
Thou,  Saviour,  mark'st  the  tears  I  shed, 
Tor  thou  didst   weep  o'er  Lazarus  dead. 

6  Arid  O!  when  I  have  safely    passed 
Through  every  conflict  but  tin-  lasl  : 
Still,  Lord,  unchanging,  watch  beside 
My  painful  bed— for  thou  hast  died  ; 
Then  point  to  realms  of  cloudless  day, 
And  wipe  the  latest  tear  away.  Gems. 

C.    M.  Arundel,  Win'er. 

I Lhj  Fortitude  ;  or,  the  Christian  Soldier. 
1     A  M  I  a  soldier  'if  the  cross 


437 


A  follower  of  the   Lamb: 

And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 

Or  blush  to  ppeak  hid  name  .' 


438.  439     CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease  ; 
Whilst  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  ? 

Must  I  not  stem  the  flood? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  G'»d  ? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign  ! 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord  ; 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they  die; 
They  view  the  triumph  from   afar, 

And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 
<3  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thy  armies  shine, 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skie9 — 

The  glory  shall  be  thine.  Watts. 

a  0<Q  ^s  ^   ~s*  Sicilian,  Visitation. 

4'JO   Collection  for  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  ¥T|7TTH  my  substance  I  will  honor 

'  I     My  Redeemer  and  my  Lord  ; 
Were  ten  thousand  worlds  my   manor, 
All  were  nothing  to  his  word. 

2  While  the  heralds  of  salvation 

His  abounding  grace  proclaim; 

Let  his  friends,  of  every  station, 

Gladly  join  to  spread  his  fame. 

3  May  bis  kingdom  be  promoted. 

May  the  world  the  Saviour  know; 
Be  my  all  to  him  devoted, 
To  my  Lord  my  all  I  owe. 

4  Praise  the  Saviour,  all  ye  nations  ; 

Praise  him,  all  ye  hosts  above; 
Shout,  with  joyful  acclamations, 
His  divine,   victorious  love.              Francis 
— ■ 

489  I-    fit  IsY.n&n 

Clarity  and   Uncharitablcncss.     Rom.  xiv.  17,  19 
I  ~VTOT  different  food  nor  different  dress, 
1  *    Compose  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord; 


CHRISTIAN  GRACE?.     440.441 

But  peace,  and  joy,  and  righteousness, 
Faith,  and  obedience  to  his  word. 

2  When  weaker  Christians  we   despise, 

We  do  the  gospel  mighty  wrong; 
For  God,  the  gracious  and  the  wise, 
Receives  the  feeble  with  the  strong. 

3  Let  pride  and  wrath  he  banished  hence, 

Meekness  and  love  our  souls  pursue; 

ibsll  our  practice  give  offence 
To  saints,  the  Gentile  or  the  Jew.     Watts. 

AA(\  S.    M.       Wa:chmaD,  St.  ThDmas. 

44"  Christian  Love. 

1  T    ET  party  names  no  more 

-L'  The  Christian  world  o'erspread  ; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
An  one  In  Christ,  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 

Let  mutual  love  be  round  ; 

-  of  ill*-  shim-  inheritance, 
With  mutual  blessings  crowned. 

3  Let  envy,  child  of  hell, 

Be  bff  •  islied  far  away  ; 
Those  should  in  itrictesl  friendship  dwell, 
Who  the  same  Lord  obey. 

4  Thus  wiil  the  church  below 

Resemble  that  above, 
Win-re  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow, 
And  every  heart  is  love.  Beddome. 

A    4-i  CM.  Abridge,  Ferry. 

441      Teaching  of  the  Spirit  iritli  the  Word. 

1  rpHV  mercies  fin  the  earth,  O  Lord; 

X    Bow  good  thy  works  appear! 
Open  mine  eyes,  to  read  thy  word, 
And  s?e  thy  wonders  there. 

2  Since  I'm  a  stranger  here  below, 

Let  not  thy  pa'h  he  hid  ; 
But  mark  the  road  my  feet  should  po, 
And  be  my  constant  guide. 

3  When  I  confessed  my  wandering  ways, 

TImu  heard'st  my  soul  complain  ; 
Grant  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace, 
Ur  I  shall  stray  again. 


442,  443     CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

4  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  shew, 
And  heavenly  truth  impart ; 
His  work  for  ever  I'll  pursue, 
His  law  shall  rule  my  heart.  Watts. 

AA*%  L.    M.  Portugal,  Shod. 

t:t:,«os  Justice  and  Equity. 

1  "OLESSED  Redeemer,  how  divine, 
Sy  How  righteous  is  this  rule  of  thine, 
"  Never  to  deal  with  others   Wi;rse 

"  Than  we  would  have  them  deal  with  us  !" 

2  This  golden  lesson,  short  and  plain. 
Gives  not  the  mind  nor  memory  pain, 
And  every  conscience  must  approve 
This  universal  law  of  love. 

3  'Tis  written  in  each  mortal  breast,    • 
Where  all  our  tenderest  wishes  rest  j 
We  draw  it  from  our  inmost  veins, 
Where  love  to  self  resides  and  reigns. 

4  Is  reason  ever  at  a  loss  ? 

Call  in  self-love  to  judge  the  cause  ; 
Let  our  own  fondest  passion  show 
How  we  should  treat  our  neighbor  too. 

5  How  blest  would  every  nation  prove, 
Thus  ruled  by  equity  and  love  ! 

All  would  be  friends,  without  a  foe, 

And  form  a  paradise  below.  Watts. 


443 


C.    If.  Bedford, 

Justice  end  Equity. 

1  /^OME,  let  us  search  our  ways  and  see; 
V^   Have  they  been  just  and  right  ? 
Is  the  great  rule  of  equity 

Our  practice  and  delight  ? 

2  What  we  would  have  our  neighbor  do, 

Have  we  still  done  the  same? 

From  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due 

Which  we  from  others  claim  ? 

3  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  request, 

Turned  from  another's  wo? 
The  scorn  which  wrings  the  poor  man's  breast, 
Have  we*  abhorred  to  show  ? 

4  Do  we,  in  all  we  sell  or  buy, 

Integrity  maintain  ; 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.      444,445 

And,  knowing  God  is  always  nigh, 

Renounce  unrighteous  gain  ? 
5  Then  may  we  raise  our  modest  prayer 

To  God.  the  just  and  kind; 
May  bnmbl]   easl  on  him  our  care, 

And  hope  Lis  grace  to  find.  Watts. 

AAA  CM.  Dundee,  Dedham. 

^444  The  Puicer  of  Faith. 

1  T^AITII  adds  new  charms  to  earthly   bliss, 
-T    And  saves  me  from  its  snares  j 

Its  aid  In  every  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  my  cares  ; — 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirst  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Of  love  to  God  and  heavenly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  power 

The  healing  balm  to  give  : 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4  Wide  it  anveilfl  celestial  worlds. 

Where  deathli  bs  pleasures  reign  ; 
And  bids  me  seek  my  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  me  seek  in  vain  ; — 

5  Shows  up  -  promise,  sealed 

With  the  Re  leemer's  blood  j 
And  helps  my  feeble  hope  to   rest 
Upon  a  faithful  <  I 

6  There— there  unshaken  would  I  rest, 

Till  this  frail  body  dies : 
And  then,  on  faith's  triumphant  wings, 
At  oi^ce  to  glorj    :  Turner. 

AAg?  C.  M.  Christmas,  Rochester. 

xT>3  Faith  of  TMngt  , 

1  WRAITH  Is  the  brightest  evidence 
A     Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 
Breaks    through     the    clouds    of    flesh    and 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light.         [sense, 
•  tunes  past  iii  present  \ 
:  -  distant  prospects  home, 

Ur  1..  ...,  to   come. 


446,447      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

3  By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 

By  God's  almighty  word  ; 
Abrah'm,  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obeyed  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city,  fair  and  -high, 

Built  by  the  eternal  hands  ; 
And  faith  assures  us,  t-hough  we  die, 
That  heavenly  building  stands. 

Watti. 

a    a  r*  L.   M.  Bath,  KenU 

*"H:U        A  living  and  a  dead  Faith. 
1  HP  HE  Lord  receives  his  highest  praise, 
-1    From  humble  minds  and  hearts  sincere  ; 
While  all  the  loud  professor  says 

Offends  the  righteous  Judge's  ear. 
To  walk  as  children  of  the  day, 

To  mark  his  precepts'  holy  fight, 
To  wage  the  warfare,  watch  and  pray, 
Show  who  are  pleasing  in  his  sight. 

3  Not  words  alone  it  cost  the  Lord 

To  purchase  pardon  for  his  own  ; 
Nor  will  a  soul,  by  grace  restored, 
Rest  in  mere  forms  and  words  alone. 

4  Easy  indeed  it  were  to  reach 

A  mansion  in  the  courts  above, 
If  watery  floods  and  fluent  speech 
Might  serve  instead  of  faith  and   love 

5  But  none  shall  gain  that  blissful  place, 

Or  God's  unclouded  glory  see, 

Who  talk  of  rich  and  sovereign  grace, 

Unless  from  sin  they  are  made  free. 

Cowper. 

AA>y  L-   ^«  Putcey,  Wells. 

^  i  *  Faithfulness. 

1  YTATH  God  been  faithful  to  his  word, 
-£i  And  sent  to  men  his  promised  grace  ? 
Shall  I  not  imitate  the  Lord, 

And  practise  what  my  lips  profess? 

2  Hath  Christ  fulfilled  his  kind  design, 

The  dreadful  work  he  undertook, 
And  died  to  make  salvation  mine, 
And  well  performed  whate'er  he  spoke  ? 


CHRISTIAN'  GRACES.      448.443 

i  Doth  not  his  faithfulness  afford 

A  noble  theme  to  raise  my  .song? 
And  shall  I   dare  deny  my  Lord, 
Or  utter  falsehood  with  my  tongue? 
1  My  King,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God, 
Let  grace  my  sinful  soul  renew  ; 
Wash  my  offences  with  thy  hlood, 
And  make  my  heart  sincere  and  true. 

Watts 


C.    M.     St.  M.irtii.'s,  Yoik,  St.  David'* 
Fear  of  God. 


448 

1  i  FAPPV  beyond  description  he, 

-IA  Who  fears  the  Lord  Jiis  God  ; 
'    Who  hears  hjfl  threats  with  holy  awe, 
And  trembles  at  his  rod. 

2  Fear,  sacred  passion,  ever  dweHs- 

With  its  fair  partner,  love  ; 
Blending  their  beauties,  borh  proclaim 
Their  source  is  from  above. 

3  Let  terrors  fright  the  unwilling  slave: 

The  child  with  joy  appears  ; 
Cheerful  he  does  bis  Father's  wifl, 
And  loves  as  much  as  fears. 

4  Let  fear  and  love,  most  holy  God, 

Possi  i   of  mine  ; 

Then  shall- 1  worship  thee  aright, 
And  taste  thy  joys  divine.  IVeedham". 

L.    M.  Cowper,  Armley. 

Good  Works.    James  ii.  18. 

1  IN*  vain  men  talk  of  living  faith, 

A  When  all  their  works  exhibit  death  j 
Wlx-n  the}-  indulge  some  sinful  view, 
In  all  they  say— in  all  they  do. 

2  The  true  believer  fears  the  Lord, 

-  sis  precepts,  keeps  his  word; 
Commits  his  works  to  God  alone, 
And  seeks  his  will  before  his  own. 

3  A  barren  tree,  that  bears  no  fruit, 

at  glory  to  Its  root ; 
When  "u  the  boughs  rich  fruit  we  see, 
"Tii  then  we  cr:>  "A  goodly  tret!" 


449 


450,451      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

4  Never  did  men,  by  faith  divine, 
To  selfishness  or  sloth  incline  ; 
The  Christian  works  with  all  his  power, 
And  grieves  that -he  can  work  no  more. 

Hart. 

AZf\  L.   31.  Carthage,  Anuler. 

^D\)  Things  of  good  Report. 

]  TS  it  a  thing  of  pood  report, 
A  To  squander  life  and  time  away  ? 
To  cut  the  hours  of  duty  short, 
While  toys  and  follies  waste  the  day? 
g  Doth  this  become  the  Christian  name, 
To  venture  near  the  tempter's  door  ? 
To  sort  with  men  of  evil  fame, 
And  yet  presume  to  stand  secure  ? 

3  Am  I  my  own  sufficient  guard, 

While  I  expose  my  soul  to  shame? 
Can  the  short  joys  of  sin  reward 
The  lasting  blemish  of  my  name  ? 

4  O,  may  it  be  my  constant  choice 

To  walk  with  men  of  grace  below, 
Till  I  arrive  where  heavenly  joys 
And  never-fading  honors  grow.        "Watts. 

a  W  -g  L.    M.  Winchester,  Portugal. 

jl«>Jl  Gravity  and  Decency. 

1  TOEHOLD  the  sons,  the  heirs  of  God, 
-t*  So  dearly  bought  with  Jesus'  blood  ! 
Are  they  not  born  to  heavenly  joys? 
And  shall  they  stoop  to  earthly  toys  ? 

2  Doth  vain  discourse,  or  empty  mirth, 
Well  suit  the  honors  of  their'  birth  ? 
►Shall  they  be  fond  of  gay  attire, 
Which  children  love,  and  fools  admire? 

3  Lord,  raise  our  hearts  and  passions  higher; 
Touch  our  vain  souls  with  sacred  fire  ; 
Then,  with  a  heaven-directed  eye, 

We'll  pass  these  glittering  trifles  by. 

4  We'll  look  on  all  the  toys  below 
With  such  disdain  as  angels  do  ; 
-Mid  wait  the  call,  that  bids  us  rise 

To  mansions  promised  in  the  skies.     Watts. 


CHRISTIAN'  GRACE?.      <T>2.  453,  454 


a  ~  C\  C".    M.  Braintrce,  WiDter. 

J.>—  Humble   Gratitude. 

1  ^iIN'CE  we,  and  all  our  treasures  too, 
O    Are  his  who  reigns  above  ; 

Then  is  there  nothing  we  can  do, 
To  prove  our  grateful  love  ? 

2  A  broken  heart  he'll  not  despise — 

It   i-=  his  chief  delight  ; 
This  is  an  bumble  sacrifice. 
Well  pleasing  ui  his  sicht. 

3  Though  treasures,  brought  before  his  throne, 

Would  no  acceptance  find, 

He  kindly  Condescends  to  own 

A  meek  and  lowly  mind. 

4  This  is  an  offering  we  may  bring, 

However  mean  our  store  ; 
The  poorest  child,  the  greatest  king, 

Can  cive  him  nothing  more.  Taylok. 


4.53 


I--.    M.  Quercy,  BlenJou. 

Happy  Ponrtn.    Matt.  v.  3. 

1  \~ E  bumble  souls,  complain  no  more; 
Jl  i^-t  faith  purvey  your  future  store; 
How  happy,  how  divinely  I ■!• 

The  sacred  words  of  truth  attest. 

2  When  eonseloua  grief  laments  sincere, 
And  pours  the  penitential  tear; 
Hope  points  to  your  dejected  eyes 
The  bright  reversion  in  the  skies. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  wealth  and  pride 
Despise  your  lot,  your  bones  deride  ; 
In  vain  they  boast  their  little  stores  ; 
Trirlr-  are  theirs,  a  kingdom  yours; — 

4  A  kingdom  of  Immense  delight, 

Where  health,  and  peace,  and  joy  unite; 

Where  underlining  pleasures  rise, 

And  every  want  hath  full  luppttes.     Stteli. 

\r  A  L.    M.  Ba:h,  Le«ds  Portup^ 

"tO^±  Hatred  of  Stn. 

1  TT^1*  1  a  throne  above  the  rest, 
■Xs.  Where  angel.**  and  archangels  dwell. 
One  sin.  unslain  within  my  breast. 
Would  make  that  heaven  as  daxk  a*  ^ 


455.  456      CHRTSTIAX  GRACES. 

2  The  prisoner,  sent  to  breathe  fresh  air, 

And  blessed  with  liberty  again, 
Would  mourn,  were  he  condemned  to  wear 
One  link  of  all  his  former  chain. 

3  But,  oh!  no  foe  invades  the  bliss, 

When  glory  crowns  the  Christian's  head  ; 
One  view  of  Jesus,  as  he  is, 
Will  strike  all  sin  for  ever  dead.     Cowper. 

400  L.    M.  Surry.  Effingham. 

1  f^H,  could  I  find  some  peaceful  bower, 
>hJ  Where  sin  has  neither  place  nor  power  ; 
This  traitor  vile  I  fain  would  shun, 

But  cannot  from  his  presence  run. 

2  When  to  the  throne  of  grace  I  flee,  ' 
He  stands  between  my  God  and  me  ; 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest, 

I  feel  him  working  in  my  breast. 

3  When  I  attempt  to  soar  above, 

To  view  the  heights  of  Jesus'  love  ; 
This  monster  seems  to  mount  the  skies, 
And  veils  his  glory  from  my  eyes. 

4  Lord,  free  me  from  this  deadly  foe, 
Which  keeps  my  faith  and  hope  so  low  ; 
I  long  to  dwell  in  heaven,  my  home, 
Where  not  one  sinful  thought  can  come. 

Harrison. 

a  p»  r*  C.    M.  Plymouth,  Hallowell. 

^OO     Desertion  and  Hope.     Ps.  42. 

1  V17ITH  earnest  longings  of  the  mind, 

f  ▼    My  God,  to  thee  I  look  ; 

So  pants  the  hunted  hart  to  find 

And  taste  the  cooling  brook. 

2  When  shall  I  see  thy  courts  of  grace, 

And  meet  my  God  again  f 
So  long  an  absence  from  thy  face 
My  heart  endures  with  pain. 

3  Temptations  vex  my  weary  soul, 

And  tears  are  my  repast  ; 
The  foe  insults  without  control — 
H  And  Where's  your  God  at  last  r" 

4  >Tis  with  a  mournful  pleasure  now, 

I  think  on  ancient  days ; 


CHRISTIAN  GRACE*.      457.458 

Then  to  thy  boose  did  numbers  go, 

And  all  our  work  was  praise. 

5  But  why,  my  Bool,  sunk  down  so  far, 

•  i  this  heavy  load  ? 
Why  do  my  thoughts  indulge  despair, 
And  sin  against  my  (rod? 

6  Hope  in  the  Lord.  Whose  mighty  hand 

i  thy  woes  remove  ; 

For  I  shall  yet  before  him  stand, 
And  sinn  restoring  love.  Watts. 


Mount  Calvary. 
O  /      The  Soul  pantinar  for  God.     Ps.  42. 


4 

1  4  S  the  hart,  with  eager  looks, 
A   Panteth  tor  tin.-  water-brooks, 
So  my  soul,  athirst  for  thee, 
Pants  the  living  God  to  see  ; 
Winn,  O  when,  with  filial  fear, 
Lord,  shall  1  to  thee  draw  near? 

2  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul? 
God.  thy  God,  Bhall  make  thee  whole: 

rl  thou  disquieted  ? 
■hall  lift  thy  fallen  head, 
And  h\<  countenance  benign 
Be  the  savins:  health  of  thine.     Montgomert. 


CM.  Barby,  Warcham. 


4.38 

1  YES1  are  not  few, 
«J    Nor  i<  thy  gospel  weak; 

Thy  grace  can  melt  the  -mbborn  Jew, 
And  heal  the  dying  Greek. 

2  Wide  a<  the  reach  of  Satan's  rage. 

thy  salvation  flow  •. 
Tk  1 1 >  >t  confim  I  to  sex  or  age, 
T)i<'  lofty  or  the  low. 

3  While  pace  ii  offered  to  the  prince, 

The  poor  may  take  their  share; 
No  mortal  has  a  jusi  pretence 
To  perish   in  despair. 

4  Come,  all  ye  wretched  sinners,  come  ; 

He'll  form  your  souls  anew; 
His  cospel  and  his  heart  have  room 

For  rebels  such  as  you.  Watti. 


459.  460      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

4  °"(\  8.?,  7s  &.  4.  Littleton,  Greenville. 

JtOcJ       Hope  encouraged.     Ps.  xlii.  5. 

1  /~\  MY  soul,  what  means  this  sadness?  ' 
™-J  Wherefore  art  thou  thus  cast  down? 
Let  thy  griefs  bj  turned  to  .gladness ; 

Bid  thy  restless  fears  begone; 

Look  to  Jesus, 
And  rejoice  in  his  dear  name. 

2  What  though  Satan's  strong  temptations 

Vex  and  grieve  thee  day  by  day ; 
And  thy  sinful  inclinations 
Ofren  fill  thee  with  dismay? 

Thou  shalt  conquer — 
Through  the  Lamb's  redeeming  blood. 

3  Though  ten  thousand  ills  besst  thee,   ' 

From  without  arid  from  within  ; 

Jesus  saith,  he'll  ne'er  forget  thee, 

But  will  save  from  hell  and  sin  : 

He  is  faithful 
To  perform  his  gracious  word. 

4  Though  distresses  now  attend  thee, 

And  thou  tread's*  the  thorny  road, 

His  right  hand  shall  still  defend  thee; 

Soon  he'll  bring  thee  home  to  God: 

Therefore  praise  him — 
Praise  the  great  Redeemer's  name. 

5  Oh,  that  I  could  now  adore  him, 

Like  the  heavenly  host  above, 
Who  for  ever  bow  before  him, 
And  unceasing  sing  his  love  ! 

Happy  songsters  ! 
When  shall  I  your  chorus  join?     Fawcett. 

A/C^f\  ^'   ^"  Stand  ish.  Coronation. 

aOU  Hoping-,  yet  trembling. 

1  TVTY"  soul  would  fain  indulge  a  hope 
lTJ.   To  reach  the  heavenly  shore; 
And  when  I  drop  this  dying  flesh, 

That  I  shall  sin  no  more. 

2  I  hope  to  heaj,  and  join  the  song, 

That  saints  and  angels  raise  ; 
And,  while  eternal  ages  roll, 
To  sing  eternal  praise. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.      401,402 

3  But  oil!  this  dreadful  heart  of  sin! 

It  may  deceive  me  still  ; 
And,  while  I  look  for  joys  above, 
May  plunge  me  down  to  hell. 

4  The  scene  must  then  for  ever  close, 

Probation  at  an  end  ; 
No  gospel  grace  can  reach  me  there, 
No  pardon  there  descend. 

5  Ccxne  tii. -n.  0  blessed  Jesus,  come  ; 

To  me  thy  Spirit  give  ; 
Shine  through  a  dark,  benighted  soul, 

And  hid  a  sinner  live.  Stxwas*. 

a  /-*  -a  L.    M.  Cartilage,  Winchester. 

401  Ho, 

1  \VHEREFORE   should    man,  frail  child  of 
*▼   Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud,  [clay, 
'mt  the  insect  of  a  day — 
O  why  should  mortal  man  he  proud  ? 
'2  His  brightest  visions  just  appear, 

Then  vanish,  and  D  found  ; 

t  pile  his  pride  ran  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground. 

3  By  doubt  perplexed,  in  error  lost, 

"With  trembling  step  he  se<  ks  his  way: 
How  vain  of  u  i»  the  boast ! 

i  tt  the  ray  \ 

4  Follies  and  crimes.  ;i  countless  sum, 

An-  crowded  in  Life's  little  span: 
How  ill,  alas  !  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man. 

5  God  of  my  life,  Father  divine, 

Give  me  a  meek  and  lowly  mind: 
In  modest  worth,  (>  let  me  shine, 
And  peace  iri  bumble  virtue  find.    Watts. 

4f»Q  L.   M.  Islington,  Wdh. 

4.U*.  The  Pharisee  and  Publican. 

Luke  xviii.  10,  &C. 
1   T>FHOLI),  how  sinners  disagree — 
IJ  The  Publican  and   Pha. 

doth  his  righteousness  proclaim, 
The  other  owns  his  guilt  and  shame. 
C  This  man  at  humhle  distance  stands, 
And  cries  tot  grace  with  liitcd  hands  ; 


4G3.  464      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

That  boldly  rises  near  the  throne, 
And  talks  of  duties  he  has  done. 

3  The  Lord  their  different  language  knows, 
And  different  answers  he  bestows  : 

The  humble  soul  with  grace  he  crowns, 
Whilst  on  the  proud  his  anger  frowns. 

4  Dear  Father,  let  me  never  be 
Joined  with  the  boasting  Pharisee; 
I  have  no  merits  of  my  own, 

But  plead  the  sufferings  of  thy  Son.     Watts. 

Af**y  C'    M.        St  Marin's,  Northfield. 

400  Joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost.     Luke  i.  46. 

1  TVTY  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord  ; 
1*1.  My  Spirit  doth  rejoice 

In  God,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God; 
I  hear  his  joyful  voice. 

2  I  need  not  go  abroad  for  joy, 

Who  have  a  feast  at  home  ; 
My  sighs  are  turned  into  songs — 
The  Comforter  is  come. 

3  Down  from  on  high,  the  blessed  Dove 

Is  come  into  my  breast, 
To  witness  God's  eternal  love — 
This  is  my  heavenly  feast. 

4  There  is  a  stream  that  issues  forth 

From  God's  eternal  throne, 
And  from  the  Lamb,  a  living  stream, 
Clear  as  the  crystal  stone. 

5  That  stream  doth  water  paradise ; 

It  makes  the  angels  sing; 
One  cordial  drop  revives  my  heart ; 

Hence  all  my  joys  do  spring.       Vill.  Coll. 

a  f   4  S«   M.  Silver  Street,  Concord. 

TtVJ"Tb  Heavenly  Joy  on  Earth. 

1  pOME,  we  that  love  the  Lord, 
v;  And  let  our  joys  be  known  ; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 

And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  banished  from  the  place  ; 
Religion  never  was  designed 
To  make  our  pleasures  less. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.       405.466 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sins, 

Who  never  knew  onr  God-, 
But  favorites  of  the  heavenly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

4  The  men  of  grace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below  ; 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground 
From  fiuth  and  hope  may  grow. 

5  The  hill  of  'Zion  \ 

A  thousand  sacred  sweet?, 
Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields. 

Or  walk  (He  golden  streets. 
C  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 

And  every  tear  be  dry  : 
We're  marching  through  Iminanuel's  ground, 

To  fairer  worlds  on  high.  Watts. 

Af*~  fc.    ■■*.  WiDdham,  Armley. 

iOO  ,-  awl   Truth. 

1   |^i  RE  AT  Cod,  thy  holy  law  requires 

vX  To  curb  our  covetous  desires  ; 

Forbids  to  plunder,  steal  or  cheat, 

To  practise  nil  'hood  or  deceit. 

1  Thy  Sen  hath  set  ■  patten  too; 

lie  paid  to  God  and   man  their  due: 

A  dreadful  debt  he   paid  to  God, 

And  bought  our  pardon  with  his  blood. 

3  Amazing  justice  !   boundless  love  ! 
Do  we  je-t  feel  QUI  passioSM  move? 
Do  we  not  grieve  that   we  have  been 
Faithless  to  God,  or  false  to  men? 

4  If  truth  and  justice  once  be  gone, 
And  leave  our  faith  and  hope  alone; 
If  honesty  be  banished   hence, 

Religion  is  a  vain  pretence.  Watts. 

C,    III  York,  Clifford. 

'   God. 

X   JTAPPV  the  heart  Where  graces  reign, 
XI.  Where  love  inspires  the  breast] 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 
And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2  Knowledge,  alas!   'tis  all  in  vain. 

And  all  in   vain  oir  fear  ; 


466 


467 


467 CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

Our  stubborn  sins  will  right  and  reign, 
If  love  be  absent  thereT 

3  'Tis  Live  that  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move  ; 
The  devils  know,  and  tremble  too — 
But  Satan  cannot  love. 

4  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings, 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease; 
'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

5  Before  we  quite  forsake  our  clay, 

Or  leave  this  dark  abode, 
The  wings  of  love  bear  us  away, 
To  see  our  smiling  God.  Watts. 

Consolation,  Waaworth. 
Love  to   Christ. 

1  "\T^    gracious  Redeemer  I  love, 
^*A  His  praises  aloud  I'll  proclaim  ; 
And  join  with  the  armies  above, 

To  shout  his  adorable  name  : 
To  gaze  on  his  glories  divine, 

Shall  be  my  eternal  employ — 
To  see  them  incessantly  shine, 

My  boundless,  ineffable  joy. 

2  He  freely  redeemed,  with  his  blood, 

My  son)  from  the  confines  of  hell, 
To  live  on  the  smiles  of  my  God, 

And  in  his  sweet  presence  to  dwell  ; 
To  shine  with  the  angels  in  light, 

With  saints  and  with  seraphs  to  sing; 
To  view,  with  eternal  delight, — 

My  Jesus,  my  Saviour,  my  King. 

3  Ye  palaces,  sceptres,  and  crowns. 

Your  pride  with  disdain  I  survey  ; 
Your  pomps  are  but  shadows  and  sounds, 

And  pass  in  a  moment  away  : 
The  crown  that  my  Saviour  bestows 

Yon  permanent  sun  shall  outshine  ; 
My  joy  everlastingly  flows — 

My  God,  my^  Redeemer  is   mine. 

Fraxct*. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACE?.      408.  409 

40o  B«    M.  Little  Marlboro',  Wirkswor'.h. 

1  T>LEST  be  th<*  tie  that  binds 
A*  Our  hearts  in  Christian  love  ; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 

Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father'!  throne 

We  poor  our  ardent  prayers  ; 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  COIIlfbrtS  and  our  cares. 

3  We  sharf  our  mutual  woes; 

Our  mutual  burden?  hear; 
And  often   for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  u<  inward  pain  ; 
But  we  shall  still  he  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

J  )ur  courage  by  the  way  ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  long-  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil  and  pain, 

And  sin,  we  Khali  be  free; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity.  Fawcjctt. 

4f*f\  C«    ■*•  Duudes,  Loudon. 

*v).y  Lovt  and  Charity. 

1  T    ET  Pharisees,  of  high  esteem, 
-L*  Their  faith  and  seal  declare j 

All  their  religion  is  a  dream, 
If  love  be  wanting  there. 

2  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  eye, 

Nor  is  pr  ivoked   in   haste, 

She  lets  the  present  injury  die, 

And  long  forgets  the  past. 

3  Malice  and  rage,  those  fires  of  hell, 

She  quenches  with  her  tongue  ; 
Hopes,  and  believes,  and  thinks  no  ill, 
Though  she  endures  the  wrong. 

4  She  ne'er  Aesires  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  of  the  time  ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below. 
Nor  envies  those  who  climb. 


470,471      CHRISTIAN'  GRACES. 

5  She  lays  her  own  advantage  by, 

To  seek  her  neighbor's  good  : 
So  God's  own  Son  came  down  to  die, 
And  bought  our  lives  with  blood. 

6  Love  is  the  grace  that  keeps  her  power 

In  all   the  realms  above  ; 
There  faith  and  hope  are  known  no  more, 
But  saints  for  ever  love.  Watts. 

41*"  f\  I..    31.  Wells,  Arnbeim. 

I  U        Religion  vain  without  Love. 

1  XTAD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
aa  And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use, 
If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found, 

Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  I  inspired  to  preach  and  tell  ■ 
All  that  is  done  in  heaven  and  hell  ; 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor  j 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  name, 

To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name  ; 

4  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men, 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain  : 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal. 

The  works  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil.       Watts. 


4/1  C.    M.  Abridge.  St.  John. 

Love  to  Enemies:  Example  of  Christ.     Vs.  109. 

1  f~*i  OD  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise, 
^J  Thy  glory  is  my  song  ; 

Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

2  When,  in  the  form  of  mortal  man, 

Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false  and  vain, 
They  compassed  him  around. 

3  Their  miseries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  still  pursued  ; 
They  render  hatred  foi  his  love, 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  raged  without  a  cause  ; 

Vet,  with  his  dying  breath, 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.      472.  473 

He  prayed  for  murderers  on  his  cross, 
And  Ideal  his  fott  in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  shine 

In  rain  before  arj 
Give  me  a  soul,  akin  "to  thine, 
To  love  mine  enemh  s. 

6  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage  ; 

And,  in  my  Saviour's  name, 

.:  pride  and  rage, 
Who  Blander  and  condemn.  Watts. 

4  i  —  C-    M.  Springfield,  Arlington. 

1  IIJOW  sweet,  how  heavenly  is  the  sight, 
-11  When  those  who  love  the  Lord, 

In  one  another's  peace  delight, 
And  M  fulfil  his  word: — 

2  When  each  can  feel  his  brother's  sigh, 

And  with  him  hear  a  pari  J 
When   I  .    fn.m  eye  to  eye, 

And  Joy  from  heart  to  heart  : —  * 

3  When,  free  from  .  and  pride, 

<  )ur  whhi  a  all 
Each  ran  his  br<>:  -  hide, 

And   BhoW   a   bl 

;  one  delightful  stream, 
Through  every  bosom  flow; 
And  union  sweet,  and  dear  esteem, 
In  every  action  glow. 

is  the  golden  chain  that  binds 
The  happy  souls  above  ; 

an  heir  of  heaven  who  finds 

s  \v  4.1  w . 

B.    M.  Yinuou'h,  Aurora. 

The  Bh  ■  bae&f. 

1  ""DLEST  are  the  meek."  he  said, 

-D  Wheat  doctrine  is  divine  ; 
The  hnmble-minded  eartb  poem 
And  bright  In  heaven  will  shine. 

2  While  here-  on  earth  th 

Calm  peace  with  them  BhaB  dwell  ; 
And  cheerful  hope  and  heavenly  joy 
Beyond  what  tongue  can  tell. 


473 


474.  475      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

3  The  God  of  peace  is  theirs  ; 

They  own  his  gracious  sway  ; 
And,  yielding  alTtheir  wills  to  him, 
His  "sovereign  laws  obey. 

4  No  angry  passions  move, 

No  envy  fires  the  breast  ;    . 
The  prospect  of  eternal  peace 
Bids  every  trouble  rest. 

5  O  gracious  Father,   grant 

That  we  this  influence  feel  ; 
That  all  we  hope,  or  wish,  may  be 
Subjected  to  thy  will. 


L.    M.         Old  Hundred,  Paradise. 
.Meekness  and  Loicliness  of  Heart.  Ps.  131. 


474 

1  "  /~\  LEARN  of  Die,"  the  Saviour  cried, 

yj  "  O  learn  of  me,  ye  sons  of  pride  ; 
"For  I  am  lowly,  humble,  meek, 
M  No  haughty  looks  high  thoughts  bespeak  !  " 

2  Yes,  blest  Immanuel,  thou  wast  mild, 
Patient,  and  gentle  as  a  child  ; 

And  they,  who  would  thy  kingdom  see, 
Must  meek  and  lowly  be,  like  thee. 

Spirit  of  the  Psalms. 

4mt  ■"  L.  M.  Winchester,  Querc?. 

/  O  Patience. 

1  pATIENCE  !   O,  'tis  a  grace  divine  ! 

A     Sent  from  the  God  of  power  and  love, 
That  leans  upon  its  Father's  hand, 
As  through  the  wilderness  we  move. 

2  By  patience  we  serenely  bear 

The  troubles  of  our  mortal  state, 
And  wait,  contented,  our  discharge, 
Nor  think  our  glory  comes  too  late. 

3  Though  we,  in  full  sensation,  feel 

The  weight,  the  wounds   our  God  ordains, 
We  smile  amid  our  heaviest  woes, 
And  triumph  in  our  sharpest  pains. 

4  O  for  this  grace  to  aid  us  on, 

And  arm  with  fortitude  the  breast, 
Till  life's  Tumultuous  voyage  is  o'er — 
We  reach  the  shores  of  endless  rest. 

5  Faith  into  vision  shall  resign  ; 

Hope  shall  in  full  fruition  die  ; 


476 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.      476,477 

And  patience  in  possession  end, 
In  the  bright  worlds  of  bliss  on  high. 

Gibbons. 

L.    M.        Portugal,  New  Silbalh. 
Peace  of  Conscience.     Arts  xxiv.  1G. 

1  ^"VVEET    per.ee    of    conscience,     heavenly 

fix  thy  mansion  in  my  breast ; 
;   mv  doubts,  mv  fears  control, 
And  heal  the  anguish  of  my  soul. 

2  Come,  smiling  hope,  and  joy  sincere. 
Comej  make  your  constant  dwelling  here; 
Still  let  your  presence  cheer  my  heart, 
N..r  >in  compel  you  to  depart. 

3  Thou  God  of  hope  and  peace  divine, 
O,  make  these  sacred  pleasures  mine! 

my  fears  remove, 
And  send  the  tokens  of  thy  love. 

4  Then,  should  mine  eyes,  without  a  tear, 

•  it!i,  with  all  his  terrors,  near; 
My  heart  should  then  in  death  rejoice, 
And  raptures  tunc  my  faltering  voice. 

Hkoi  NBOTHAM. 


477 


Hi    M.  Bethesda,  Edwin's. 

1  /^OME,  heavenly  peace  of  mind  ; 
Vy   I  sish  for  thy  return  ; 

I  seek,  but  cannot  find 

The  joys  for  which  I  mourn: 
Ah  !  Where's  the  Saviour  now, 

Who--  -miles  I  once  possessed? 
Till  he  return,  I  bow, 

By  heaviest  erief  oppressed  ; 
My  days  of  happiness  are  gone, 
And  I  am  left  to  weep  alone. 

2  I  tried  each  earthly  charm — 

In  pleasure's  haunts  I  strayed — 
I  sought  it<  soothing  balm — " 

1  asked  tin-  world  its  aid  ; 
But  ah  !  no  balm  it  had 

To  heal  a  wounded  breast  ; 
And  I,  forlorn  and  sad, 

Must  seek  another  rest ; 


47S.479      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

My  days  of  happiness  are  gone, 
And  I  am  left  to  weep  alone. 
3  Where  can  the  mourner  go, 

And  tell  his  tale  of  grief  ? 
Ah  !  who  can  soothe  his  wo, 

And  give  him  sweet  relief? 
Thou,  Jesus,  canst  impart, 

By  thy  long-wished  return, 
Ease  to  this  wounded  heart, 

And  bid  me  cease  to  mourn  ; 
Then  shall  this  night  of  sorrow  flee, 
And  I  rejoice,  my  Lord,  in  thee. 

Raffles. 

4^q  S.   M.    Dover,  Peckham,  ShirlantL 

•  O        Rejoicing.     Ps.  cxxxviii.  5. 

1  TVTOW  let  our  voices  join 
1^1    To  form  a  sacred  song  ; 

Ye  pilgrims,  in  Jehovah's  ways, 
With  music  pass  along. 

2  How  straight  the  path  appears ! 

How  open  and  how  fair  ' 
No  lurking  gins  V  entrap  our  feet, 
Xo  fierce  destroyer  there. 

3  But  flowers  of  Paradise 

In  rich  profusion  spring; 
The  Sun  of  glory  gilds  the  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

4  All  honor  to  his  name, 

Who  marks  the  shining  way, — 
To  him  who  leads  the  wanderers  on 
To  realms  of  endless  day.      Doddridge. 

4  /  wJ  L.   M.  Moreton,  Park  Street 

Joy  in  Heaven  for  a  repenting  Sinner.  Luke  XV.  7. 
7"HO  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise 


W 


Through  all  the  courts  of  Paradise, 
To  see  a  prodigal  return, 
To  see  an  heir  of  glory  born  ? 
2  With  joy  the  Father  does  approve 
The  fruit  of  his  eternal  love  ; 
The  Son  with  joy  looks  down,  and  sees 
The  purchase  of  his  agonies. 


- CHRISTIAN  GRACES.      4g 

3  The  Spirit  takes  delight   to  view 
The  holy  soul  he  formed  anew  ; 
And  saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
The  growing  empire  of  their  King.     Watts. 

iQA  C.    !■•  Dundee,  Cambridge. 

T^vl  iition. 

1  (~\ XE  prayer  I  have. — all  prayers   in  one, — 
V/  When  I  am  wholly  thine  : 

Thy  will,  jiiv  <;.  1.  thy  will  be  done, 
And  let  that  will  be  mine. 

2  All  wise,  almighty,  and  all  good, 

In  thee  I   firmly  trust  : 
Thy  ways,  unknown  or  understood. 
Are  merciful  and  just. 

3  May  I  remember,  that  to  thee, 

Whate'cr  I  have  I  owe  ; 
And  back,  in  gratitude  from  me, 
May  all  thy  bounties  Sow. 

4  Thy  gifts  art-  only  then  enjoyed 

When  used  u  talents  lent"; 
Those  talent-  only  weH  employed, 
\\ 'hen  In  j  spent. 

5  And  though  thy  wis  lorn  takes  away, 

Shall  I  arraign  thy  will  ? 
No,  lei  .    name,  and  say, 

ions  still." 

Montgomery. 

Plymouth,  Stepheus. 
-  ?>j  and  Hi/pccri.-ij. 

1  f~^  OD  is  a  Spirit,  just  and  wise  ; 
^•T    Its  most  mind  : 

In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  crie3, 
And  leave  o  u   souls   behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth,  before  his  throne, 

With  honor  can  appear  : 
The  painted  re  known 

Through  i.  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifts  .  the  skies, 

Their  i><  b  I  md  ; 

Lut  God  abb 
Wher  •  art  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 
And  make  my  soul  sii  c 


481 


482.463      CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 

And  find  acceptance  there.  Watts. 

a  Q£\)  CM.  Rochester,  Howard's. 

*±OsU  Self-Denial     Mark  viii.  34. 

1  A  ND  must  I  part  with  all  I  have, 
ia-  My  clearest  Lord,  for  thee? 

It  is  hut  right,  since  thou  hast  done 
Much  more  than  this  for  me. 

2  Yes,  let  it  go — one  look  from   thee 

Will  more  than  make  amends 
For  all  the  losses  I  sustain 
Of  credit,  riches,  friends. 

3  Ten  thousand  worlds,  ten  thousand  lives, 

Kow  worthless  they  appear, 
Compared  with  thee,  supremely  good, 
Divinely  bright  and  fair  ! 

4  Saviour  of  souls,  could  I  from  thee 

A  single  smile  obtain. 
Though  destitute  of  all  things  eLe, 
I'd  glory  in  my  gain.  Rippox. 

4oO  L-    M.  Armley,  EMenlhorpe. 

Abraham  offering  his  Son.     Gen.  xxii.  6,  &c. 

1  ^AINTS,  at   your  heavenly  Father's  word, 
^  Gre  up  your  comforts  to  the  Lord  ; 
He  shall  restore  what  you  resign, 
Or  grant  you  blessings  more  divine. 

2  So  Abraham,  with  obedient  hand, 
Led  forth  his  son,  at  God's  command  ; 
The  wood,  the  fire,  the  knife  he  took  ; 
His  arm  prepared  the  dreadful  stroke. 

3  "Abraham,  forbear!"  the  angel  cried  : 
;i  Thy  faith  is  known,  thy  love  is  tried  ; 
"  Thy  son  shall  live,  and  in  thy  seed 
"  Shall  the  whole  earth  be  blest  indeed." 

4  Just  in  the  last  distressing  hour, 
The  Lord  displays  delivering  power; 
The  mount  of  danger  is  the  place 
Where  we  shall  see  surprising  grace. 

Watt  J 


rilRTSTIAN  GRACES.      484.486 


fO    4  CM.  Mear,  Clarendon. 

lOl  Zral,  true  and  false. 

1  nrEAL  ia  thru  pure  and  heavenly  flame, 
*A   The  fire  of  love  supplies  ; 

While  that  which  oftea  bears  the  name, 
[i  keif  in  a  disguise. 

2  True  zeal  is  merciful  and  mild, 

Can  pity  and  forbear  ; 
The  false  is  headstrong,  fierce,  aud  wild, 
And  breathes  revenue  and  war. 

3  While  zeal  for  truth  the  Christian  warms, 

He  knows  the  worth  of  peace  ; 
But  self  contends  for  names  and  forms, 
Its  party  to  increase. 

4  Zeal  has  attained  its  highest  aim, 

\\<  end  is  satisfied, 
If  sinners  love  the  Saviour's  name; 
Nor  seeks  u  aught  beside. 
li  But  self,  however  well  employed, 
Bai  its  own  ends  in  view  ;" 
And  says,  as  boasting  Jehu  cried, 
w-  ( 'eini'.  see  what   1  can  do." 

6  Self  may  its  poor  reward  obtain, 

And   be  applauded    here  ; 
But  seal  the  best  applause  will  gain, 
When  Jesus  shall  appear. 

7  Dear  Lord,  the  idol  self  dethrone, 

And  from  our  hearts  remove  ; 
And  let  no  seal  by  us  be  shown, 
But  that  which  springs  from  love. 

Newton. 

A  Q  ~  C.    M.  Peterborough,  lValm  34. 

4o.>  The  Good  Samaritan.     Luke  x.  30—37. 

1  C*ATH£B  of  mercies,  send  thy  grace, 
■      All  powerful,  from  above, 

To  form,  in  our  obedient  souls, 
The  lmaue  of  thy  love. 

2  0   may  our  sympathizing  bteastl 

That  lenerooi  pleasure  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in   others'  joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  wo. 
17 


4S6.  457      FULL  REDEMPTION. 

3  When  c1kj  most  helpless  sons  of  grief 

In  low  distress  are  laid. 
Soft  be  our  hearts,  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 

4  So  Jesus  looked  on  dying  men, 

When  throned  above  the  skies; 
And,  midst  the  embraces  of  thy  love, 
He  felt. eom passion  rise. 

5  On  wings  of  love  the  Saviour  flew, 

To  raise  us  from  the  ground; 
And  gave  the  richest  of  his  blood, 
A  balm  for  every  wound.  Doddridge 


FULL  REDEMPTION. 


486  C-    M-  D"iec 

1  pO.ME,  thou  omniscient  Son  of  Man, 
v*'     Display  thy  sifting  power  ; 
Come,  with  thy  Spirit's  winnowing  fan, 

And  throng!. ly  purge  thy  floor. 

2  The  chaff  of  sin.  the  accursed  tiling, 

Far  horn  our  souls  be  driven  ; 
The  wheat  into  thy  garner  bring. 
And  lay  us  up  for  heaven. 

3  Look  through  us  with  thine  eyes  of  flame, 

The  clouds  and  darkness   chase, 
And  tell  me  what  by  sin  I  am, 
And  what  I  am  by  grace. 

4  Whate'er  offends  thy  glorious  eyes, 

Far  from  our  hearts  remove  : 
As  dust  before  the  whirlwind  flies, 
Disperse  it  by  thy  love. 

5  Then  let  us  all  thy  fulness  know, 

From  every  sin  set  free  ; 
Saved  to  the  utmost,  saved  below. 
And  perfected  by  thee. 

487  '  C.    M.  Dei 

1  TfATHER.  to  thee  my  soul  I  lift ; 
-T    My  soul  on  thee  depends ; 


FT'LL  REDEMPTION. 488 

Convinced  tint  every  perfect  gift 
a  thee  alone  descends. 
2  Mercy  and  crace  are  thine  alone, 
And  power  and  wisdom  too: 
Without  the  Spirit  of  thy  Jr'nn, 
We  nothing  go  •  I  <"m  do. 

on  •  useful  word, 
One  holy  I  ■  ive, 

js,  in  answer  to  our  Lord, 
Thj  - 
Thou  all  our  works  in  uj  hast  wrought, 

<  )ur  pood   is  all  divine  : 
The  pr  virtuous  thought, 

And  righteous  tvordj  is  tiiine. 
5  From  thee,  through  Jesus,  we  receive 
The  power  on  thee  to  call — 
In  Whom  we  arc,  and  move,  and  live: 
Our  God  is  all  in  all. 


488 


risL 

lril  sly  Lamb, 

VT  Thine,  and  only  thine,  I  am; 
Take  my  body,  spirit,  soul  ; 
Only  thou  possess  the  whole. 

2  Thou  my  one  thing  needful  be, 
Let  i,  ihee: 
Let  .me  choose  the  better  part, 
Let  me  give  thee  all  my  heart. 

3  Fairer  than  the  sons  of  men, 
Do  not   let   no-  torn  ajrain, 
Leave  tin-  fountain  bend  of  bliss, 
Btoop  to  <  pi  ature  happiness. 

4  Whom  base  I  on  earth  below? 
Thee,  ami  only  thee  I  know; 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee' 
Thou  art  all  in  all  to  me. 

|  5  All  my  treasure  i-  above, 

All   my  riches  is  thy  love  : 
Who  the  worth  of  love  can  tell, 
Infinite,  unsearchable  '. 

[6  Thou,  0  I  >\t\  my  portion  art; 

Lord,  thou  know'st  my  >imple  heart; 
Other  comforts   I   despise, 
Love  be  all  my  paradise. 


489,  490      FULL  REDEMPTION. 

7  Nothing  else  can  I  require, 
Love  rills  up  my  whole  desire  ; 
Should  thy  other  gifts  remove, 
Still  thou  giv'st  me  all  in  love.  Gems.  . 

4oy  L.    M.  Monmouth,  Luton. 

1  TTE  wills  that  I  should  holy  be  ; 
-O-  That  holiness  I  long  to  feel — 
That  full,  divine  conformity 

To  all  my  Saviour's  righteous  will. 

2  See,  Lord,  the  travail  of  thy  soul 

Accomplished  in  the  change  of  mine  ; 
And  plunge  me,  every  whit  made  whole, 
In  all  the  depths  of  love  divine  ! 

3  On  thee,  O  God,  my  soul  is  stayed,     . 

And  waits  to  prove  thine  utmost  will : 
The  promise,  by  thy  mercy  made, 
Thou  canst,  thou  wilt  in  me  fulfil. 

4  No  more  I  stagger  at  thy  power, 

Or  doubt  thy  truth,  which  cannot  move : 
Hasten  the  long-expected  hour, 

And  bless  me  with  thy  perfect  love. 

490  C.    M.  Devizes. 

1  TESUS  hath  died  that  I  might  live, 
«J    Might  live  to  God  alone  ; 

In  him  eternal  life  receive, 
And  be  in  spirit  one. 

2  Saviour,  I  thank  thee  for  the  grace, 

The  gift  unspeakable  ; 
And  wait  with  arms  of  faith  t'  embrace, 
And  all  thy  love  to  feel. 

3  My  soul  breaks  out  in  strong  desire 

The  perfect  bliss  to  prove  ; 
My  longing  heart  is  all  on  fire 
To  be  dissolved  in  love. 

4  Give  me  thyself,  from  every  boast, 

From  every  wish  set  free  ; 
Let  all  I  am  in  thee  be  lost, 
But  give  thyself  to  me. 

5  Thy  gifts,  alas  !  cannot  suffice, 

Unless  thyself  be  given  ; 
Thy  presence  makes  my  paradise, 
And  where  thou  art  is  heaven. 

Meth.  Coll. 


FFLL  REDEMPTION.      491.492 

491  CM.  Peterborough. 

1  T   ORD,  I  believe  thy  every  word, 
JLi  Thy  every  promise  true  ; 

And.  lo  !   I  unit  on  thee,  my  Lord, 
Till  1  my  strength  renew. 

2  If  in  this  feeble  flesh  I  may 

Awhile  show   forth  thy  praise, 
Jems,  support  the  tottering  clay, 
And  lengthen  out  my  days. 

3  If  such  a  worm  as  I  can  spread 

The  common  Saviour's  name, 
Let  him  who  raised  thee  from  the  dead, 
Quicken  my  mortal  frame. 

4  Still  let  me  live  thy  blood  to  show, 

Which  pure  a  every  stain  ; 

And  gladly  linger  out  below 

A  f'w  more  years  in  pain. 

5  Spare  me  till  I  my  strength  of  soul, 

Till  1  thy  love  retrieve  ; 
Till  faith  shall  make  my  spirit  whole, 
And  perfect  soundness  _ 

6  For  this  in  steadfast  hope  I  wait  : 

Now,  Lord,  my  soul  n  store ; 
Now  the  new  heavens  and  earth  create, 
And   I  shall  sin  no  more.  Kkth.  Coll. 

^t\j*Jm  C.    If.  Victory,  LonJoD. 

1  T    <)RD,  I  believe  a  reel  remains, 
-L*  To  all  th\    people  known  ; 

A   rest  where  pure  enjoyment  reigns, 
And  thou  art  loved  alone  ; — 

2  A  rest  where  all  our  soul's  desire 

I  on  things  above ; 
Where  fear,  and  sin,  and   crief  expire, 
at  by  perfei  t  Jove. 

3  O  that  I  BOW   the  rest  might  know, 

Relieve,   ami   enter   in  ! 
Now,   BaVlDUr,    now   the    power   bestow, 
And   let  me  cease   from  sin  ! 

4  Remove  this  hardness  from  my  heart, 

Ttii-  unbelief  remove  ; 
To  me  the  rest  of  faith  impart, 

Tin-  Sabbath  of  thy  love-. 


493. 494      FULL  REDEMPTION*.  

5  Thy  name  to  ins,  thy  nature  grant  I 

This,  only  this,  be  given  : 
Nothing  beside  my  God  I  want  ; 
Nothing  in  earth  or  heaven.  . 

6  Come,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

Ami  seal  me  thine  abode  ! 
Let  all  I  am  in  the 2  be  lost  ; 

Let  all  be  lost  in  God  !  Meth.  Coll. 


U.    M.  Turner,  Alby. 

1  f\  FOR  a  heart   to  praise  my  God, 
vJ'  A  heart  from  sin  set  free! 

A  heart  that  always  feels  thy  blood, 
So  freely  spilt  for  me  ; — 

2  A  heart  resigned,  submissive,  meek, 

My  great  Redeemer's  throne  ; 
Where  only  Christ  is  heard  to  speak, 
Where  Jesus  reigns  alone. 

3  O  for  a  lowly,  contrite  heart, 

Believing,  true,  and  clean  ! 
Which  neither  life  nor  death  can  part 
From  Him  that  dwells  within. 

4  A  heart,  in  every  thought  renewed, 

And  full  of  love  divine  ; 
Perfect,  and  riuht,  and  pure  and  good  j 
A  copy,  Lord,  of  thine. 

5  Thy  tender  heirt  is  still  the  same, 

And  melts  at  human  wo  ; 

Jesus,  for  thee  distressed  I  am, 

I  want  thy  love  to  know. 

6  My  heart,  thou  know'st,  can  never  rest, 

Till  thou  create  my  peace  ; 
Till,  of  my  Eden  repossessed, 
From  every  sin  I  cease. 

7  Thy  nature,  graeious  Lord,  impart  ; 

Come  quickly  from  above; 
Write  thy  new  name  upon  my  heart, 
Thy  new,  best  name  of  love. 

Meth.  Coll. 

494  L.    M.  Luton,  New  Saltath. 

I  f\  JESUS,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 
v./  O,  all-atoning  Lamb  of  God, 


FFLL  KEPFMPTiOX.  405 

1    wait   to  see   thy   lovely    face, 

I  seek  redemption  in  thy  blood. 

2  Now  in  thy  strength  I  st;ivc  with  thee, 

My  Friend  and  Advocate  with  God; 
Give  me  the  glorious  HI 
Grant  me  the  purchase  ot'  thy  blood. 

3  Thon  art  the  anchor  of  my  hope, 

The  f  lithful  promise  I  receive; 
Surely  thy  death  shall  raise  me  up, 
For  Ikon  has:  die. I  thai  I  might  live. 

4  Satan,  with  all  his  arts,  no  more 

Me  from  the  pospel  nape  ean  move  ; 
I  shall  receive  tlie  gracious  power, 
And  find  the  pearl  of  perfect  love. 

5  My  flesh,  which  cries.  "  It  cannot  be," 

Shall  silence  keep  before  the   Lord  ; 
And  earth,  and  hell,  and  sin  shall  flee 
At  Jesus1  everlasting  word.     Meth.  Coll. 


495 


L.    M.    .'i..  Eaton. 

1  f\  LOVE,  I    languish  at  thy  stay; 

"  "  I  pine  for  thee,  with  lingering  smart; 
WVirv  an  1  faint  through  long  delay: 

When  wilt  thou  come  into  my  heart? 
From  sin   and  sorrow  Bet  me  free, 
And  swallow  up  my  BOtll   ill  thee. 

2  Com  •,  0  thon  universal  1 1 

Balm  of  toe  grounded  conscience,  r  >me  : 
The.  huugry,  dying  spirit's  food. 

The  weary,  wandering  pilgrim's  home  ; 
Haven  to  take  the  sliipwrecxe  !  in, 
My  everlasting  rest  from  sin. 

3  Be  thon,  0  love,  wbate'er  I  want; 

Support  my  feebleness  of  mind  ; 
Relieve  the  thirsty  bouJ,  the  faint 

Revive,  illuminate  the  blind  ; 
The  mournful  cheer,  the  drooping  lead, 
And  lieal  the  sick,  and  raise  the  dead. 

4  Come,  0  my  comfort  and  delight! 

My  strength  and  health,  my  shield  and  ami ! 
My  boast,  and  confidence,  and   might, 

My  joy,  my  glory,  and  my  crown  : 
My  goepH  hope,  my  calling's  prize; 
My  tree  of  life,  my  paradise 


496,  497      FULL  REDEMPTION. 

5  The  Secret  of  the  Lord  thou  art, 
The  mystery  so  long  unknown, 
Christ  in  a  pure  and  perfect  heart — 

The  name  inscribed  on  the  white  stone  ; 
The  life  divine,  the  little  leaven, 
My  precious  pearl,  my  present  heaven. 


496 


L.  M.  6l. 


1  f\  GOD,  what  offering  shall  I  give 

"  To  thee,  the  Lord  of  earth  and  skies? 
My  spirit,  soul,  and  flesh  receive, 

A  holy,  living  sacrifice  ; 
Small  as  it  is,  'tis  all  my  store  ; 
More  shouldst  thou  have,  if  I  had  more. 

2  Xow  then,  my  God,  thou  hast  my  soul: 

Xo  longer  mine,  but  thine  I  am  : 
Guard  thou  thine  own,  possess  it  whole  ! 

Cheer  it  with  hope,  with  love  inflame  ! 
Thou  hast  my  spirit ;  there  display 
Thy  glory  to  the  perfect  day.      Meth.  Coll. 


L.   M.    6l.  Carthage. 

your  heads, 


497 

1  "pRTSOXERS  of  hope,  lift  up 
a     The  day  of  liberty  draws  near 
Jesus,  who  on  the  serpent  treads, 

Shall  soon  in  your  behalf  appear  : 
The  Lord  will  to  his  temple  come  ; 
Prepare  your  hearts  to  make  him  room. 

2  O  ye  of  fearful  hearts,  be  strong! 

Your  downcast  eyes  and  hands  lift  up  ! 
Ye  shall  not  be  forgotten  long: 

Hope  to  the  end,  in  Jesus  hope  ! 
Tell  him,  ye  wait  his  grace  to  prove; 
And  cannot  fail,  if  God  is  love  ! 

3  Prisoners  of  hope,  be  strong,  be  bold  ; 

Cast  off  your  doubts,  disdain  to  fear  I 
Dare  to  believe  !  on  Christ  lay  hold  ! 

Wrestle  with  Christ  in  mighty  prayer  ; 
Tell  him,  "We  will  not  let  thee  go, " 
"  Till  we  thy  name,  thy*  nature  know.'' 

4  Lord,  we  believe,  and  wait  the  hour, 

Which  all  thy  great  salvation  brings ; 


FULL  REDEMPTION.      408,499 

The  Spirit  of  love,  and  health,  and   power, 

Shall  mine,  and  make  us  priests  and  kings  ; 
Th»»u  wilt  perfonn  thy  faithful  word, 
"The  servant  shall  be  as  his  Lord." 

Meth.  Coll. 


498 


M. 


1  rgIHE  thing  my  God  doth   hate, 

-l     That   I   no  more  may  do. 
The  creature,  Lord,  again  create, 
And  all  my  soul  renew  : 

2  My  soul  shall  then,  like  thine, 

Abhor  the  thin?  unclean. 
And,  sanctified  by  love  divine, 
For  evef  COtM  from  sin. 

3  Thv  nature  he  my  law, 

Thy   spotless  sanctity  ; 
And  sweetly,  every  moment,  draw 
My  happy  soul  to  thee. 

4  Bool  of  niv  soul,  remain  : 

Who  didst  tor  ail  fulfil, 
In  me,  < »  Lord,  fulfil  again 
Thj   heavenly  Father's  will. 

499  L.   P.    M.  Martin'.  Lane. 

1  rrinor,  Jesot,  thou  my  breast  inspire, 

-I    And  loach  my  tips  with  hallowed  tire, 
And   loose  a  Stammering  infant's  tongue  : 
Prepare  the  vessel  of  thy  grace; 

Adorn  me  with  the  robes  ()f  praise, 
And  mercy  shall  he  all  my  song: — 

2  Mercy  for  all  who  know  not  God  j 
Mercy  for  all  in  Jesus'  blood  ; 

Mercy  that  earth  and  heaven  transcends: 
Love,  that  o'erwhelms  the  saints  in  lijjht  ; 
The  length,   and   breadth,    and    depth,    and 

of  love  divine,  which  never  ends,  [height, 

3  A   faithful  witness  of  thy  pace, 
Well  may  1   fill  th'  allotted  space, 

And  answer  all  thy  meat  design  ; 
Walk  in  the  works  by  thee  prepared, 
And   find  annexed  the  \ast   reward, 

The  crown  of  righteousness  divine* 


500.501      FFLL  REDEMPTION.         

4  When  I  have  lived  to  thee  alone, 

Pronounce  the  welcome  word,  "  Well  done!" 

And  let  me  take  my  place  above  '. 
Enter  into  my  Master's  joy, 
And  all  eternity  employ, 
In  praise,  and  ecstacy.  and  love. 

Meth.  Coll. 


&S.  De  Fleury. 


500 

1  \\"HAT  now  is  my  object  and  aim? 

*  »     What  now  is  my  hope  and  desire? 
To  follow  the  heavenly  Lamb, 

And  after  his  image  afpirc  : 
My  hope  i-  all  centred  in  thee ; 

I  trust  to  recover  thy  love  : 
On  earth  thy  salvation  to  see, 

And  then  to  enjoy  it  above. 

2  I  thirst  for  a  llfe-givinsr  God, 

For  him  that  on  Calvary  died  : 
A  fountain  of  water  and  blood, 

That  uusbed  from  ImmanuePs  side! 
I  pasp  for  the  streams  of  thy  love, 

The  spirit  of  rapture  unknown  : 
And  then  to  re-drink  it  above, 

Eternally  fresh  from  the  thron°. 

?v1eth.  Coll 

OUl  7s-  Fleyefs  Hymn. 

1  \T^HEN",  my  Saviour,  shall  I  be 

'  »  Perfectly  resinned  totnee? 
Poor  and  vile  in  my  own  eyes, 
Only  in  thy  wisdom  wise. 

2  Only  thee  content  to  know, 
Ignorant  of  all  below  ? 
Only  guided  by  thy  light: 
Only  mighty  in  thy  might. 

3  ?o  I  may  thy  Spirit  know, 
Let  him  as  he  listeth  blow  : 
Let  the  manner  be  unknown, 
So  1  may  with  thee  be  one. 

4  Fully  in  my  life  express. 
All  the  heights  of  holiness  ; 
Sweetly  let  my  spirit  prove 
All  the  depths  of  humble  love. 

Meth.  Coll. 


KE.TOICIXG  AND  PRAISE.      50'2.  503 


REJOICING   AND  PRAISE. 


502 


08.  Lambeth,  Corydon. 

Rcjoicinrr  and  Praise. 
1    4    FOUNTAIN  of  life  and  of  jrrace 
i*    In  Christ,  out  Redeemer,  we  see; 
For  us,  \\ii»  his  offers  embrace; 

ill,  it  is  open  Mid  ' 
Jehovah  himself  doth  invite 

To  drink  of  bis  pleasures  unknown: 
The  streams  of  immortal  deli| 

That  flow  from  bis  heavenly  throne. 

on  as  in  him  we  believe*, 
By  faith  of  his  Spirit  we  take; 
Ami,  freely  forgiven,  re< 

The  mercy  for  Jesus 's  sake  ! 
\V(    gain  a  pure  drop  of  his  love  ; 

The  life  of  et<  inity  know  ; 
Angelical  happim 
And  9  iven  helow. 

Meth.  Coll. 


503 


s.  u. 


1  A  LMIGHTT  Maker,  God, 
A  How  glorious  h  thy  name! 

Thy  wonders  how  diffused  abroad, 
Throughout  I   une ! 

2  In  native  white  and  led, 

The  rose  and  lily   - 
And,  free  from  pride,  their  beauties  spread, 
To  show  thy  skilful  hand. 

3  The  lark   mounts  up  the  »ky, 

With  unambitious  song ; 
And  hears  hrr  .Maker's  praise  on  high, 
tongue. 

4  Fain  would  I  rise  and  sing 

To   1 1 1  >    Creator  tOO  ; 
Fain  would  my  heart  adore  my  King, 
And  give  him  praises  due. 

5  Descend,  celestial  fire, 

And  seize  me  from  above ! 


504,  505     REJOICING  AND  PRAISE. 

Wrap  me  in  flames  of  pure  desire, 

A  sacrifice  of  love. 
6  Let  joy  and  worship  spend 

The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
And  to  my  God  my  soul  ascend 

In  sweet  perfumes  of  praise.  Watts. 


504 


L.   M. 


1  t>EFORE  Jehovah's  awful    throne, 
-D  Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy  ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  ; 

He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men  ; 
And  when,  like  wandering  sheep,  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful   songs, 

High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise  ; 
And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding   praise. 

4  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command  ; 

Vast  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 


505 


C.   IE. 


COME,  let  us,  who  in  Christ  believe, 
Our  common  Saviour  praise  ; 
To  him,  with  joyful  voices,  give 
The  glory  of  his  grace. 

2  He  now  stands  knocking  at  the  door 

Of  every  sinner's  heart  : 
The  worst  need  keep  him  out  no  more, 
Or  force  him  to  depart. 

3  Through  grace  we  hearken  to  thy  voice, 

Yield  to  be  saved  from  sin  ; 
In  sure  and  certain  hope  rejoice, 
That  thou  wilt  enter  in. 

4  Come  quickly  in,  thou  heavenly  guest, 

Nor  ever  hence  remove'; 
But  sup  with  us,  and  let  the  feast 
Be  everlasting  love.  Meth.  Coll. 


REJOICING  AND  PRAISE.     500,507 


>06 


Gs  &.  4s.  Creation,  Triuitv. 


1  /^OME,  thou  Almighty  King, 
V^   Help  us  tliy  name  "to  sing, 

Help  us  to  praise  ! 
Father,  all  glorious, 
l  >'ei  all  victorious, 
Come  and  reign  over  us, 

Ancient  of  clays  ! 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord,  arise, 
Scatter  <»ur  enemies. 

And  make  them  fall  ! 
Let  thine  almighty  aid 
(>ur  sure  defence  be  made; 
Our  souls  on  thee  he  stayed  ; 

Lord,  hear  our  call  ! 

3  Come,  thou  incarnate  "Word, 
< » i nl  on  thy  mighty  sword  ; 

( )ur  prayer  attend  ! 
Come,  and  thy  people  bless, 
And   liivc  thy  word  success  j 
Bpii  it  of  hoi 

On  us  descend  '• 

4  Come,  holy  Comforter, 
Thy  stereo  witness  bear 

In  this  glad  hour  ! 
Thou,  wh.»  almighty  art, 
Now  rule  in  every  heart, 
And  oe'er  from  us   depart, 

Bpirit  Of  power. 

5  To  the  great  One  in  Three, 
The  highest  praises  be, 

Hence  evermore  ! 
Ih<  sovereign  majesty, 
May  we  in  glory  see, 
And,  to  eternity, 

Love  and   adore. 


507 


L.   M. 


1  T^ROM  all  who  dwell  below  the  skies, 
A     Let  the   Creator's  praise  arise, 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  Ming 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 


oUS  REJOICING  AXD  PRAISE. 

Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord, 
Eternal  truth  at 'ends  thy  word  ; 
Thy  praise  shall  Sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 
2  Year  lofty  themes,  ye  mortals,  bring, 
In  songs  of  praise  divinely  sins: 
The  great  salvation  loud   proclaim, 
And  shout  for  joy  ths  Saviour's  name. 
In  every  land  begin  the  song; 
To  every  land  the  strains  belong; 
In  cheerful  sounds  all  voices  raise, 
And  fill  the  world  with  loudest  praise. 

Watts. 


50 


1  TTAIL!  thou  once  despised  Jesus, 
Al  Hriil  !  thou  everlasting  King: 
Thou  didst  suffer  to  redeem    lis  ! 

Tbou  didst  free  salvation  bring. 
Hail  !  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame! 
By  thy  merits  we  find  favor: 
"Life  is  given  through  thy  name. 

2  Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 

Al!  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid  : 
By  almighty  love  anointed, 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made  : 
All  thy  people  are  forgiven, 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood  j 
Opened  is  the  gate  of  heaven  ; 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God 
J3  Jesus,  hail  !  enthroned  in  glory, 

There  for  ever  to  abide! 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 

Seated  at  thy  Father's  side  : 
There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading, 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare: 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 

Till  in  glory  we  appear. 
4  Worship,  honor,  power  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive  ; 
Loudest  praises  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give  > 
Help,  ye  bright,  angeiic  spirits, 

Bring  your  sweetest,  noblest  lays  j 


REJOICING  AM)  PRAISE.      509,510 

Help  to  ^in n  our  Saviour1*  merits; 
Help  to  chant  Emmanuel's  pmi  e. 

Lock  Hos.  Coll. 


509 


L.    M.  Duke  Street. 

1  TYAPPY  Uic  man  that  finds  tlie  jrrace, 
-■A  The  blessing  of  God's  chosen  lace  j 
The  wisdom  coming  from  above, 

The  faith  that  sweetly  works  by  love. 

2  Happy  beyond  description,  he 

Who  knows  "  the  Saviour  died  for  me  !" 
The  gift  unspeakable  obtains, 
And  heavenly  understanding  trains. 
loni  divine!  who  tells  the  price 
Of  wisdom*:;  costly  merchandise.' 
Wisdom  to  silver  we  prefer, 
And  gold  i>  dross  compared  to  her. 

4  Her  hands  are  filled  with  length  of  days, 
True  riches  and   immortal  praise  ; 
Riches  of  Christ  on  all  bestowed, 

And  honor  that  d<  BCends  from  God. 

5  To  put  all  invites, 

.  holy,  spiritual  delights  ; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  Bowery  paths  are  peace 
gains: 
Thrice  happy  who  tains  : 

He  owns,   and  shall  for  ever  own, 
Wisdom,  and  Christ,  and  heaven  are  one. 


510 


P«   M«  G  »pel  Trumpet. 


HARK!  how  the  gospel  trumpet  sounds! 
Through  all  the  world  the  echo  bounds ! 
And  Jesus,  by  redeeming  Mood, 
Is  bringing  sinners  back  to  God  j 
And  guides  them  safely  by  his  word 
T  u  endless  day. 
!  Hail  !  all-victorious,  conquering  Lord  ! 
Be  thou   by  all   thy  works  adored, 

Who  undertook  for  sinful  man, 
And  brought  salvation  through  thy  name, 
That  we  with  thee  may  ever  reign 
In  endless  day. 


511,512     REJOICING  AND  PRAISE. 

3  Fight  on,  ye  conquering  souls,  tight  on  I 
And,  when  the  conquest  you  have  won, 
Then  palms  of  victory  you  shall  bear, 
And  in  his  kingdom  have  a  share  j 
And  crowns  of  glory  ever  wear 

In  endless  day. 

4  There  we  shall  in  full  chorus. join, 
With  saints  and  angels  all  combine, 
To  sing  of  his  redeeming  love, 

When  rollinc:  years  shall  cease  to  move, 
And  this  shall  be  our  theme  above 

In  endless  day.  Meth.  Coll 

5*  •*   -t  CM.  Bedford,  Ferry. 

0  1  1  Hosanna  to   Christ. 

1  TTOSANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
ii-  Of  David's  ancient  line  ; 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one, 

Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David,  here  we  find, 

And  oifsprins,  is  the  same  ; 
Eternity  and  time  are  joined 
In  our  Immanuel's  name. 

3  Blest  he  who  comes  to  wretched  men 

With  peaceful  news  from  heaven  j 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given. 

4  Let  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 

Th'  hosanna  on  their  tongues, 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise  and  break 
Their  silence  into  songs.  Watts. 

"512  C.    Bf.  Archdale. 

1  TJ°^T  happy  every  child  of  grace, 
11  Who  knows  his  sins  forgiven  ! 
This  earth,  he  cries,  is  not  my  place ; 

I  seek  my  place  in  heaven  : 
A  countrv  far  from  mortal  sight — 

Yet,  O !  by  faith  I  see 
The  land  of  rest,  the  saints'  delight, 

The  heaven  prepared  for  me. 

2  O  what  a  blessed  hope  is  ours  ! 

While  here  on  earth  we  stay, 
We  more  than  taste  the  heavenly  powers, 
And  antedate  that  day  : 


REJOICING  AND  PRAISE.      513,514 

We  feel  the  resurrection  near, 

Our  life  in  Christ  concealed, 
And  with  his  glorious  presence  here 

Our  earthen  vessels  filled. 
3  O,  would  he  more  of  heaven  bestow, 

And  let  the  vessels  break  ; 
And  let  our  ransomed  spirits  go, 

To  grasp  the  God  we  seek  ! 
In  rapturous  awe  on  him  we  gaze 

Who  bought  the  sight  for  rue  ; 
And  shout  and  wonder  at  his  grace, 

To  all  eternity. 

513  C.  P.  M.  G»se.. 

1  XJOW  happy,  gracious  Lord,  are  we! 
■H.  Divinely  drawn  to  follow  thee, 

Whose  hours  divided  are 
Betwixt  the  mount  and  multitude  : 
Our  day  is  spent  in  doing  good, 

Our  night  in  praise  and  prayer. 
Q  With  us  no  melancholy  void, 
No  moment  linger!  unemployed, 

Or  unimproved  below  : 
Our  weariness  of  life  is  gone, 
Who  live  to  serve  our  Cod  alone, 

And  only  thee  to  know. 
?,  The  winters  niirlit,  and  summer's  day, 
Glide  imperceptibly  away, 

Too  short  to  sing  thy  praise  ; 
Too  few  we  find  the  happy  hours, 
And  haste  to  join  those  heavenly  powers, 

In  everlasting  lays. 
14  With  all  who  chant  thy  name  on  high, 
And  Holy,  holy,  holy,  cry, 

A  briirht  harmonious  throng! 
We  long  thy  praises  to  repent, 
And  ceaseless  ling,  around  thy  seat, 

The  new   eternal  song.  Mf.th.  Coll 


514 


De  Fleury. 

1  TJ°VV  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours, 
II  when  Jem  no  longer  1  see! 
J^weet     prospects,    tweet    birds,    and     sweel 
flowers, 
Have  all  lost  their  ■weetneai  to  me  : 


515  REJOICING  AND  PRAISE. 

The  midsummer  sun  shines  but  dim, 
Th3  fields  strive  in  vain  to  Look  gay; 

But  when  I  am  happy  in  him, 
December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 

And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice  ; 
His  presence  disperses  my  gloom. 

And  makes  all  within   me  rejoice  : 
I  should,  were  he  always  thus  nigh, 

Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear  ; 
No  mortal  so  happy  as  I  : 

My  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 

My  all  to  his  pleasure  resigned  ; 
No  changes  of  season  or  place 

Would  make  any  change  in  my  mind  : 
While  blest  with  a  sense  of  his  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear  ; 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove. 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 

4  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  thine, 

If  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song, 
Say,  why  do  I  languish  and  pine  ? 

And  why  are  my  winters  so  long  ? 
O  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky, 

Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore  : 
O  take  me  to  thee  up  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 

X  e  w  t  o  n  . 

r-t"  L.  P.  M.         s:.  Hrl en's.  Psalm  46. 

0  AO    Goodness  of  God,  and  Vcnity  of  Men. 

1  T'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath; 
J-  And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past. 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God — he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train  ; 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure  ; 
He  saves  the  oppressed — he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 


REJOICING  AND  PRAISE.      516.517 

Let  every  tongue,  lei  « very  age, 

In  this  exalted  work  eng 
Traise  him  in  everlasting  strains. 

4  I'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath  ; 
And  when  my  voice  is  lest  rn  death, 

Praise  shall  emptov  my  nobler  powers  : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  he  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  la>t, 

<!r  immortality  endures.  Watts. 

^ -g  /-•  C.   M.  Arlington,  Clarendon. 

*J  -I  yJ     Redemption  by  Price  and  Potce.r. 

1  TESTS,  with  all  thy  saints  al:ove, 
«J  My  tongue  would  hear  her  part, 
Would  sound   aloud  thy  saving  love, 

And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

2  Bleat  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Lord, 

Who  bought  me  with  his  blood, 
And  quenched   Ilia  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital  flood  ; — 

3  The  Lamb  that  freed   my  captive  soul 

From  Satan's  heavy  i  b 
And  >t-:it  the  lion  down  to  howl 
Where  hell  and  horror  reigns. 

4  All  gl«>ry  to  the  dying  Land), 

And  never  ceasing  praise, 
While  angeli  live  t<>  know  his  name, 

Or  saints  to  feel  bis  g]  Watts. 

Fly  CM.  St.  Martin's,  Iiish. 

Ql  I     Mercy  <f  (;<»i  to  Sufferers.    Ps.  145. 

1  T  ET  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 
-Li  Thou  sovereign  Lord  of  all  s 

Thy  strengthening  hands  uphold  the  weak, 
And  raise  the   poor  that   fall. 

2  When  sorrow  hows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  virtue  lies  distressed 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor'^  frown, 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourners 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  tottering  days, 

And  guides  our  giddy  youth  : 

Holy  and  just  are  all  bis  ways, 

And  all  his  words  are  truth. 

4  He  knows  the   pains  his  servants  feel, 
He  hears  his  children  cry  ; 


518.  519     REJOICING  AND  PRAISE. 

And,  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil, 

His  grace  is  ever  nigh. 
5  His  mercy  never  shall  remove 

From  men  of  heart  sincere : 
He  saves  the  souls  whose  humble  love 

Is  joined  with  holy  fear. 


518 


lis  &  12s. 


1  IVT Y   God,    I    am   thine :   what    a    comfort 
1tJ_        divine. 

What   a    blessing  to  know  that  my  Jesus   is 

mine  ! 
In  the  heavenly  Lamb,  thrice  happy  I  am  ; 
And  my  heart  doth  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  his 

name. 

2  True  pleasures  abound  in  the  rapturous  sound  ; 
And  whoever  hath   found    it,  hath   paradise 

found. 
My  Jesus  to  know,  and  feel  his  love  flow, 
'Tis  life  everlasting,  'tis  heaven  below. 

3  Vet  onward  I  haste  to  the  heavenly  feast : 
That,  that  is  the  fulness,  but  this  is  the  taste  ; 
And  this  I  shall  prove,  till  with  joy  I  remove 
To  the  heaven  of  heavens  in  Jesus's  love. 

WE3LEV. 


519 


L.    Ba«  Truro,  Arnheim. 


1  TVTOVV  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  ! 

1  *   Awake  ray  soul,  awake  my  tongue  ; 

Hosanna  to  the  eternal  name, 

And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See,  where  it  shines  in  Jesus' face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace  ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclaim  the  wise,  the  powerful  God  ; 
And  thy  rich  glories,  from  afar, 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labor  of  thine  hands  ; 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies. 


R  FJ  O I C 1 X  G  AM)  P  R  A I  .<  E .       "^Q .  f)2 1 

5  ('.race!  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme  ; 

My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name  ; 

Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  tin-  sound  ; 

Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground. 
C  O  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 

Wben  he  unveils  his  lovely  face  ; 

Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 

And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold. 

Watts. 


520 


J  f\    HEAVENLY   King,   look    down     from 
vJ     above  ; 

Assist  us  to  sing  thy  mercy  and  love  ; 
So   sweetly     o'ertiowing,     so    plenteous   the 

store, 
Thou  still  art  bestowing  and  giving  us  more. 

2  O  God  of  our  life,  we  hallow  thy  name  ; 
Our  business  and  etrife  is  that  to  proclaim  : 
Accept  our  thanksiMvimr  for  creating  grace  ! 
The    living,  the    living  shall  show  forth    thy 

praise. 

3  Our  Father  and  I.K>rd,  almighty  art  thou; 
Preserved  by  thy  word,  we  worship  thee  now  ; 
The  bountiful  donor  of  all  we  enjoy, 

Our    tongues   to    thy    honor,    and    lives,  we 
employ. 

4  But  oh  !  above  all,  thy  kindness  we  praise, 
From  sin  and  from  thrall,  which    saves    the 

lost  racr  : 
Thy  Son  thou  hast  given,  a  world  to  redeem, 
And  bring  us    to  heaven,    whose  trust  is    in 

him. 

5  Wherefore  of  thy  love  we  sing  and  rejoice  j 
Like  angels  above,  we  lift  up  our  voice  : 
Thy  love  each  believer  shall  gladly  adore, 
For  ever  and  ever,  when  time  is  no  more. 


521 


10s  &  lis 


1    A  H  !  tell  me  no  more  of  this  world's    vain 

- •»-     store  . 

The  tim-  for    roch  trifles    with    me    now  is 


REJOICING  AND  PRAISE. 


A  country  I've  found  where  true  joys  abound  ; 
To    dwell    I'm    determined     on    that    happv 
ground. 

2  The  souls  that  believe,  in  paradise  live, 
And  me  in  that  number  will  Jesus  receive  ■ 
My  soul    don't  delay — he  calls  thee  away  ; 
Rise,  follow  thy  Saviour,  and  bless  the  gb  ' 

day. 

3  No  mortal  doth  know  what  he  can  bestow, 
What  light,  strength,  and  comfort— go    after 

him,  go  ; 
Lo,  onwarJ  I  move  to  a  city  above  ; 
None    guesses    how    wondrous     my   journey 

will  prove. 

4  Great  spoils  I  shall    win    from    death,     hell, 

and  sin — 
'Midst    outward   affliction    shall    feel    Christ 

within  : 
And  when  I'm  to  die,  Receive  me,  I'll  cry  : 
i    t  Jesus  hath  loved  me,  I  cannot  tell  why! 

5  But  this  I  do  find,  we  two  are  so  joined, 
He'll  not  live  in  glory,  and  leave   me  behind  : 
So    this    is    the    race   I'm    running    through 

grace, 
Henceforth — till  admitted    to   see    my  Lord's 
face. 

6  And  now    I'm    in    care    my    neighbors    may 

share 
These  blessings  ;— to  seek  them  wili  none  of 

you  dare  ? 
In  bondage,  oh  why,  and  death  will  you  lie, 
When  one  here  assures  you  free  grace  is  so 


522  8b,  7s  &  4. 

1  f\  THOU  God  of  my  salvation, 
vJ  My  Redeemer  from  all  sin  ! 
Moved  by  thy  divine  compassion, 

Who  hast  died  my  heart  to  win, 

I  will  praise  thee  : 
"Where  shall  I  thy  praise  b^gin  ? 

2  Though  unseen,  I  love  the  Saviour  ; 

lie  hath  brought  salvation  near  j 


REJOICING  AND  TRAISE.  523 

Manifests  his  pardoning  favor  ; 

And  when  Jesus  doth  appear, 

Soul  and  body 
Shall  his  glorious  image  bear. 

3  While  tlie  angel  choin  are  crying, 

"  Glory  to  the  peal  I  AM  !" 
I  with  them  will  still  he  vieing; 
Glory,  siiery  t.>  tin-  Lamb  '. 

i )  how  precious 
Is  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name  ! 

4  Angels  now  are  hovering  round  us; 

un  perceived  they  mil  the  throne, 
Wondering  at  the  love  thai  crowned  us, 
Glad  to  join  the  holy  song  ; 

Hallelujah, 
Love  and  praise  to  Christ  belong  ! 

5  Now  I  see,  with  joy  and  wonder, 

Whence  the  gracious  spring  arose  ; 
Anerel  minds  are  lost  to  ponder 
trying  love's  mysterious  cause : 

V«t     tjM     MeSStng, 

Down  to  all,  to  me  it  flows  ! 

5  — O  10s  &.!!.*.  Ninetch,  Lyons. 

1  f\  WHAT  shall  I  do  my   Maker  to  praise! 
v>r  So    f.iithi'ul    and    true,   so    plenteous    in 

-rrone  to  deliver,  so  good  to  redeem 
The  weakest  believer  thai  hangs  upon  him  ! 

2  How  happy  the  man  whose  heart  is  set  free! 
The  people  that  can  he  joyful  in  thee, 
Tluir  joy  is  to  walk  in  the  light  of  thy  face, 
And  still  they  are  talking  of  Jesus's  grace. 

3  Their  daily  delight  shall  he  in  thy  name  ; 
They  shall  as  their    light    thy    righteousness 

claim  : 
Thy  righteousness  wearing,  and  cleansed  by 

thy  blood, 
Bold  shall    thev    appear    in    the    presence    of 

God. 

4  For   thou    art   their   boast,    their    glory,  and 

power ; 
And  I  also  i;  .■  glad  hour, 

My  soul's  new  creation,  a  life  from  the  dead, 
The  day  of  salvation  that  lifts  up  my  head. 


524,  525      REJOICING  AXD  PRAISE. 

5  For  Jesus,  my  Lord,  is  now  my  defence  ; 

I  trust  in  his  word,    none   plucks   me    from 

thence  ; 
Since  I  have  found  favor,  he  all  things  will 

do; 
My  King  and  my    Saviour   shall    make    me 

anew. 

6  Yes,  Lord,    I   shall    see    the   bliss    of   thine 

own  ; 
Thy  secret  to  me  shall  soon  be  made  known  ; 
For  sorrow  and  sadness,  I  joy  shall  receive, 
And  share  in  the  gladness  of  all  that  believe. 


524 


10s  &.  lis.  Nineveh, Lyons. 

1  "OEJOICE  evermore,  with  angels  above, 
-*■!/  In  Jesus's  power,  in  Jesus's  love  : 
With  glad  exultation  your  triumph  proclaim, 
Ascribing  salvation  to  God  and  the  Lamb. 

2  Thou,  Lord,  our  relief  in  trouble  hast  been — 
Hast  saved  us  from  grief,  hast  saved  us  from 

sin  ; 
The  power  of  thy  Spirit  hath  set   our  hearts 

free, 
And  now  we  inherit  all  fulness  in  thee  : 

3  All  fulness  of  peace,  all  fulness  of  joy, 
And  spiritual  bliss  that  never  shall  cloy, 
To  us  it  is  given  in  Jesus  to  know, 

A  kingdom  of  heaven,  a  heaven  below. 

4  Xo  longer  we  join,  while  sinners  invite, 
Xor  envy  the  swine  their  brutish  delight  j 
Their  joy  is  all   sadness,    their  mirth  is   all 

vain  ; 
Their  laughter  is  madness,  their   pleasure  is 
pain. 

5  O  might  they  at  last  with  sorrow  return, 
The  pleasure  to  taste  for  which    they    were 

born  ; 
Our  Jesus  receiving,  our  happiness  prove, 
The  joy  of  believing,  the  heaven  of  love. 


525 


L.   M. 


IXG  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 
Who  spreads  his  clouds  all  round  the  sky  j 


H  \  ftp  PRAISE. >')26 

There  he  prepares  the  fruitful  r;iin, 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

2  He  makes  the  eras*  the  hills  adorn, 
And  clothes  the  smiling  fields  with  corn; 
The  beasts  with  food  bis  bands  supply, 
And  the  young  ravens,  when  they  cry. 

3  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force  .; 
The  sprightly  man,  the  warlike  horse, 
The  nimble  wit,  the  active  limb, 

All  are  too  mean  delights  Tor  him. 

4  Hut  saints  are  lovely  in  his  siu'ht  ; 
He  vnus  bis  children  with  delight: 

He  lees  tln-ir  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
And  looks,  and  loves  his  image  then-. 

Watts. 

O^O  !'•  M«  <'I<-        M  •*  / 

1  nnilEE  will  I  love,  my  strength,  my  tower ! 

A    Thee  will  I  love,  my  joy,  wy  crown  ! 
Thee  will  I  love,  with  all  my  power, 

In  all  thy  works,  and  thee  alone  ; 
Thee  will   I  love,  till  the  pun-  tire. 
Kill  my  whole  soul  with  chaste  d 

2  I  thank  thee,  uncreated  Bun, 

That  thy  bright  beams  en  me  have  shined  \ 
I  thank  thee,  who  hast  overthrown 

My  foes,  and  healed  my  wounded  mind  ; 
I  thank  tin-",  whoso  enlivening  voire 
Bids  my  freed  heart  in  thee  rejoice. 

3  Give  to  mm'  sbitig  tears  : 

Give  to  my  heart  chaste,  hallowed  fires; 
Give  to  my  son  I,  with  filial  fears, 

The  love  that  all   heaven's  host  inspires; 
That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  jrlory  may  unite. 

4  Thee  will   I   lose,  my  Joy,  my  crown  ; 

Thee  will  I  love,  my  Lord,  my  God  ; 
Thee  will  I  love,  beneath  thy  frown, 

Or  smile,  thy  aseptl*,  Of  thy  rod. 
What  thonph  mv  rlesh  and   heart  decay  P 
Tbee  shall  I  love  in  endless  day. 


527.  528.  529    REJOTCIXG  and  praise. 

Oiy#  L. -M.     Monmou'.h,  German  riynr 

1  rpHE  day  of  Christ,  the  day  of  God, 

A    We  humbly  hope  with  joy  to  see, 
Washed  in  the  sanctifying  blood 
Of  an  expiring  Deity — 

2  Who  did  for  us  his  life  resign  ; 

There  is  no  other  God  but  one  j 
For  all  the  plenitude  divine 
Resides  in  the  Eternal  Son. 

3  Spotless,  sincere,  without  offence, 

C)  may  we  to  his  day  remain  ! 
Who  trust  the  blood  of  Christ  to  cleanse 
Our  souls  from  every  sinful  stain. 

4  Lord,  we  believe;  the  promise  sure! 

The  purchased  Comforter  impart ; 
Apply  thy  blood,  to  make  us  pure, 
To  keep  us  pure  in  life  and  heart. 

5  Then  let  us  see  that  day  supreme, 

When  none  thy  Godhead  shall  deny  ! 
Thy  sovereign  majesty  blaspheme, 

Or  count  thee  less  than  the  Most  High  j— 
C  When  all  who  on  their  God  believe, 

Who,  here,  thy  last  appearing  love, 
Shall  thy  consummate  joy  receive, 

And  see  thy  glorious  face  above. 


528 


De  Fleury. 


1  rpHIS,  this  is  the  God  we  adore, 

J-    Our  faithful,  unchangeable  Friend, 
Whose  love  is  as  great  as  his  power, 
And  neither  knows  measure  nor  end. 

2  5Tis  Jesus,  the  First  and  the  Last, 

Whose  Spirit  shall  guide  us  safe  home ; 
We'll  praise  him  for  all  that  is  past, 
And  trust  him  for  all  that's  to  come. 


529 


H.  M. 


1  HpHE  Lord  his  blessing  pours 
A    Around  our  favored  land  ; 


REJOICING  AND  PRAISE.  530 

His  grace,  like  gentle  showers, 
Descends  at  his  command  : 
O'err  all  the  piaiM        I  In  ridi  supplies, 
Blest  fruits  arise,  ]  Since  Jesus  reigns. 

2  His  righteousness  above 

Prepares   his  wondrous  way: 
He  rises  to  his  throne, 

In   realms  of  endless  day  ! 
«  w  •-  trace,       I  And,  heaven  in  view, 
His  path  pursue  j  |  Adord  his  grace. 

Meth.  Coll. 


530 


II.   M. 


1  'VT'OIWG  men  and  maidens,  raise 

-1     Your  tuneful  voices  high  ; 
!     Old  men  and  children,  praise 
The  Lord  of  earth  and  sky  ; 
'     Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
,     Extol  to  all  eternity. 

2  The  universal  King 

Let  all  the  world  proclaim  ; 
.    Let  <very  creature  sing 

His  attributes  and  name  ! 
'.     Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 

Extol  to  all  eternity. 
'3  In  his  great   name  alone, 
All  excellences  meet, 
Who  sits  upon  the  throne, 

Alid   >!iall   for  ever  sit : 
Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Extol  to  all  eternity. 
4  Glory  to  God   belongs  ; 
Glory  to  God  In-  given  ; 
Above  the  nobJesf  - 

Of  nil   in  earth  and   heaven  : 
Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Extol  to  all  eternity. 


531,  532  worship. 


WORSHIP. 

•'Q-j  L.  M.  Med  way,  Blendon. 

OOA  Self- Examination. 

1  A^»D  what  am  I? — My  soul,  awake, 
-*•  And  an  impartial  survey  take: 
Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear? 

2  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear  ? 
Is  Jesus  formed,  and  living  there  ? 
Say,  do  his  lineaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  actions  shine  i 

3  Searcher  of  hearts,  O  search  me  still ; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal : 

My  fears  remove ;  let  me  appear 

To  God,  and  my  own  conscience  clear. 

4  Scatter  the  clouds  which  o'er  my  head 
Thick  glooms  of  dubious  terrors  spread  j 
Lead  me  into  celestial  day, 

And  to  myself,  myself  display. 

5  May  I  at  that  blest  world  arrive, 

Where  Christ  through  all  my  soul  shall  live, 
And  give  full  proof  that  he  "is  there, 
Without  one  gloomy  doubt  or  fear.     Da  vies. 

♦)Oi2  L-  M.   Psalm  97th,  EatoD,  Wells..  Worship. 

The  Enjoyment  of  Christ;  or,  Delight  in  Worship. 

1  T^AR  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone; 
-F    Let  my  religious  hours  alone; 

Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see  ; 
I  wait  a  visit." Lord,  from  thee  ! 

2  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire  : 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

o  Blest  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare  ! 
How  sweet  thy  entertainments  are! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace,  and  dying  love.       Watts. 


worship.     533,534,535 


QQ  CM.  BarLy,  Ferry. 

'OO  Secret  Prayer. 

FATHER  divine,  thy  piercing  eye 
Beet  through  the  darkest  night ; 
In  deep  retirement  thou  art  nigh, 

With  heart  diarf rning  sight. 
There  may  that  piercing  eye  survey 

My  duteous  homage  paid, 
With  every  morning's  dawning  ray, 

And  every  evening's  shade. 
I  O  let  thy  own  celestial  fire 

The  incense  still  intiame  ; 
While  my  warm  vows  to  thee  aspire, 

Through  my  Redeemer's  name. 
So  shall  the  visits  of  thy  love 

My  soul  in  secret  bless  j 
So  shalt  thou  deign  in  worlds  above 

Thy  suppliant  to  confess.        Rippon's  Colt.. 

~q  4  L.    M.     6l.  Carthage 

)*3l  Seeking  Refuge. 

FORTH  from  the  dark  and  stormy  sky, 
Lord,  to  thine  altar's  shade  we  fly  ; 
Forth  from  the  world,  its  hope  and  fear, 
Father,  we  sr«-k  thy  ■belter  lure  : 
Weary  and  weak,  thy  grace  we  pray: 
Turn  not,  O  Lord,  thy  guests  aw.i\  ! 
Long  have  we  roamed  in  want  and  pain, 
Long  have  we  sought  thy  rest  in  vain  ; 
Wildered  in  doubt,  in  darkness  last, 
Long  have  our  souls  been  tempest-tossed  : 
Low"  at  thy  feet  our  sini    we  1  IV  : 
Turn  not,  0  Lord,   thy  tntests  away! 

Heblr 

•"Q  ~  CM.  Barby,  ! 

)^t)  ,  .•    Twilight. 

I  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  away 
From  every  cumbering  care, 
And   spend  the  hour-  of  setting  day 

In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 
I  love  in  solitudr  to  shed 
The  penitential  tear, 


536  WORSHIP. 


And  all  his  promises  to  plead, 
Where  none  but  God  can  hear. 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 

And  future  good  implore, 
And  all  my  care  and  sorrows  cast 
On  him  "whom  I  adore. 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 

Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven  ; 
The  prospect  doth  my  strength  renew 
While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

5  Thus,  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 

May  its  departing  my 
Be  calm  a*  this  impressive  hour, 

And  lead  to  endless  day.      Village  Coll. 


536 


S.    M.         Aylesbury,  Watchman. 
D.iily  Devotion. 

1  T   ET  sinners  take  their  course, 
JL^  And  choose  the  road  to  death  ; 
But  in  the  worship  of  my  God 

I'll  spend  my  daily  breath. 

2  My  thoughts  address  his  throne, 

When  morning  brings  the  light  j 
I  seek  his  blessing  every  noon, 
And  pay  my  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt  regard  my  cries, 

O  my  eternal  God ; 
While  sinners  perish  in  surprise 
Beneath  thine  angry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell  at  ease, 

And  no  sad  changes  feel, 
They  neither  fear,  nor  trust  thy  name, 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  I,  with  all  my  cares, 

Will  lean  upon  the  Lord  ; 
I'll  cast  my  burdens  on  his  arm, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

6  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 

The  children  of  his  love  : 
The  ground  on  which  their  safety  ^stands 
Xo  earthly  power  can  move.        '     Watti. 


worship.  537. 538 


537 


I*    If.  Worship 

1  T   ORD,  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace 
J-*  Shine?  through  the  beauties  of  thy  face, 
And  lights  our  passions  to  a  flame  '. 

Lord,  how  we  love  thy  eharminjr  name! 

2  When  I  can  Bay  my  God  is  mine, 
When  I  ran  tVel  thy  nlories  shine, 
I  trend  tin-  world  beneath  my  feet, 
And  all  that  earth  ealta  good  or  great. 

3  While  surh  a  scene  of  sacred  joys 
Our  raptured  eyes  and  soul  employs, 

j     Here  we  could  sit,  and  naze  away 

A  long,  an  everlastins  day. 
V4  Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night, 
1    To  the  fair  coast-  <>r'  perfect  liqrht ; 
',    Then  shall  our  joyful  senses  rove 

OYr  the  dear  object  of  our  love. 
5  There  shall  we  drink  full  draughts  of  bliss, 

And   |»hick  now  life  from  heavenly  trees; 

Yet  now  and  then,  dear  Lord,  bestow 

A  drop  of  heaven   on   worms  below. 
G  Send  comforts  down  from  thy  ri^ht  hand, 

While  we  pass  through  t'ii<  barren  land; 

And  in  thy  temple  let  us  see 

A  glimpse  of  love,  a  glimpse  of  thee. 

Watt<. 

50q  L.    M.  Rc-.hwdl. 

OO  Retirement  and  .We  Idation. 

L   ]\TV  Oi.d.   permit  me  not  to  be 
l^l  A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee: 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  k>i  e. 
!  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  mj   heaven))   birth  } 

Why  should   I   <  leave   to  things   belovv. 
And  let   my  God,  my  Saviour.   l'->  : 
Call   me  away  from   flesh  and  sense; 

vereign  word  can  draw  me  thence: 
I   would  obey  tin:  voice  divine, 
And  sM  inferior  joys  resign. 
Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes,  withdrawn; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  yone  : 


539,  540  worship. 


In  secret  silence  of  the  mind, 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 

Watts. 

fQCk  C.    Bf.     Canterbury,  St.  Martin'?. 

OOti   Devotion  :   Constant  Converse  with  God. 
1  HPO  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 
jl    My  gracious  God,  I  pray  ; 
I  meditate  thy  name  by  night, 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 
•2  My  spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace  ; 
Thy  promise  bears  me  up  : 
And  while  salvation  long  delays, 
Thy  word  supports  my  hope. 

3  Seven  times  a  day  I  lift  my  hands, 

And  pay  my  thanks  to  thee ; 
Thy  righteous  providence  demands 
Repeated  praise  from  me. 

4  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies, 

I  call  thy  works  to  mind  ; 
My  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise, 
And  sweet  acceptance  find.  Watts. 


540 


FAMILY  WORSHIP. 

S.   M.  Peckham,  Yarmouth. 

Union  and  Peace.     Vs.  133. 

1  T>LESTxare  the  sons  of  peace, 

-O  Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one  ; 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house, 

Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet  ; 
Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  communion    sweeL 

3  Thus  on  the  heavenly  hills, 

The  saints  are  blest  above  ; 
Where  joy  like  morning  dew  drstUs, 

And  all  the  air  is  love.  Watts. 


FAMILY  WORSHIP.       541,549 


541 


L.  M.  6l. 


1  pOME,  Father,  Son.  and  Holy  Ghost, 
v-/  To  whom  we  for  our  children  cry  : 
The  eood  desired  and  wanted  most, 

Out  of  thy   richest  grace  supply! 
The  ■acred  discipline  be  given, 
To  train  and  bring  them  up  for  heaven. 
'2  Answer  on  them  the  end  of  all 

Our  cares,  and  pains,  and  studies  here  ; 
On  them,  recovered  Iran  their  fall, 

Stamped  with  the  humble  character  ; 
Raised  by  the  nature  of  the  Lord, 
To  all  their  paradise  restored. 

3  Error  and  Kgnoaaace  remove, 

Their  blindness  both  of  heart  and  mind  ; 
Give  them  the  wisdom  from   above, 

Spotless,  and  peaceable,  and  kind  : 
In  Knowledge  pure  their  minds  renew, 
And  store  with  thoughts  divinely  true. 

4  Learning's  redundant  part  and  vain 

I!«-  ben  eat  off,  and  cast  aside  : 
Bat  let  them,  Lord,  the  substance  gain, 

In  every  solid  truth  abide  ; 
Swiftly  aeqaire,  and  ne'er  forego 
The  knowledge  fit  for  man  to  know. 
8  I'nire  the  pair  so  long  disjoined, 

Knowledge  and  vital  piety  : 
Learning  and   holiness  combined, 

And  truth  and  love  let  all  men  see. 
In   those   whom   tip  to  thee   we   give, 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  to  die  and  live. 

Metm.  Coll. 


542 


L.  M.     Sicilian  Ilvmn,  Greenville. 

FATIIMR  of  all,  thy  care  we  Mem, 
Which  crowns  our  families  with    peace; 
Prom  thee  they  Spring,  and  by  thy   hand, 
They  have  been  and  are  still   sustained. 
To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  praised, 
He  our  domeotic  altars  raised  ; 
Who,  Lord  of  heaven,  scorns  not  to  dwell 
\\  ith  sainti  >n  th.ir  obscurest  ecll. 
IV 


543.  544  WORSHIP. 


3  To  thee  may  each  united  house, 
Morning  and  night,  present  its  vows; 
Our  servants  here,  and  rising  race, 
Be  taught  thy  precepts,  and  thy  grace. 

4  O  may  each  future  asre  proclaim 
The  honors  of  thy  glorious  name; 
While,  pleased,  and  thankful,  we  remove 
To  join  the  family  above.  Doddridge. 


543  c.  m. 


OtO  CM.  Arlington. 


1  /^OD,  only  wise,  almighty,  good, 
VT  Send  forth  thy  truth  and  light, 
To  point  us  out  the  narrow  road, 

And  guide  our  steps  aright  ;  — 

2  To  steer  our  dangerous  course  between 

The  rocks  on  either  hand  ; 
And  fix  us  in  the  golden  mean, 
And  bring  our  charge  to  land. 

3  Made  apt,  by  thy  sufficient  grace, 

To  teach  as  taught  by  thee, 
We  come  to  train,  in  all  thy  ways, 
Our  rising  progeny. 

4  We  would  in  even-  s+ep  look  up, 

By  thy  example  taught, 
T'  alarm    their  fenr.  excite  their  hope, 
And  rectify  their  thought. 

5  We  would  persuade  their  hearts  V  obey, 

With  mildest  zeal  proceed  ; 
And  never  take  the  harsher  way, 
When  love  will  do  the  deed. 

6  For  this  Ave  ask,  in  faith  sincere, 

The  wisdom  from  above, 
To  touch  their  hearts  with  filial  fear, 
And  pure  ingenuous  love.        Meth.  Coll 

?  A  A  S-   r-    M-  St.  Giles,  Dalstoi 

0*±^±  The  Blessings  of  Friendship.    Ps.  133. 
1  T-JOW  pleasant  'tis  to  see 

Al  Kindred  and  friends  agree, 
Each  in  his  proper  station  move  > 
And  each  fulfil  his  part, 
With  sympathizing  heart, 
In  ail  the  cares  of  life  and  love  ! 


FAMILY  WORSHIP.      545,  546 

2  Like  fruitful  showers  of  rain, 
That  water  all  the  plain, 

Descending  from  the  neighboring  hills; 

Such  ■Creams  of  pleasure  roll, 

Through  every  friendly  soul, 
Where  lore,  like  heavenly  dew,   distils. 

3  How  pleasant  'tis  to  see 
Kindred  and   friends  agree, 

Each  in  hi<  proper  station  move; 

And   each  fulfil  his  part, 

With  sympathizing  heart, 
In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love  !         Watts. 


545 


('.  P.  M. 


1  XJOW  shall  I  walk,  my  God  to  please, 
-T1  And  spread  content  and  happiness 

O'er  all  beneath  my  rare  ? 
A  pattern  to  ray  household  give, 
And  as  a  guardian  angel  live, 

Ai  Jesus'  messenger? 

2  shall  I,  through  Indolence  supine, 
Neglect,  betray  my  charge  divine, — 

My  delegated  power? 
The  Minis  I   from  ni\-  Lord  receive, 
Of  whom  I  an  account  must  give, 

At  that  tremendous  hour : 

3  Lord  over  all,  and  God  most  high  ! 
Jesus,  to  thee  for  help  I  fly, 

For  constant  power  and  grace  ; 
That,  by  thy  Spirit  taught  and  led, 
I  may  with  confidence  proceed, 

And  all  thy  footsteps  trace. 

4  O  teach  me  thy  first  lesson  now, 
Thai  I  to  ih>  sweel  yoke  may  how, 

Thine  easy  service  prove  ; 
Lowly  and   meek   in   heart,   I   see 
The  art  of  governing  like  thee, 

El  governing  \>\  love.  Mkth.  Colt.. 

546  C   P.    M.  Witbam. 

1  T  AND  my  house  will  serve  the  Lord: 
1  But  first  obedient  to  nil  word 
I  muat  myself  appear  : 


547  WORSHIP. 


By  actions,  words,  and  temper  show, 
That  I  my  heavenly  Master  know, 
And  serve  with  heart  sincere. 

2  I  must  the  fair  example  set : 

From  those  that  on  my  pleasure  wait 

The  stumbling  block  remove  ; 
Their  duty  by  my  life  explain. 
And  still,  in  all  my  works,  maintain 

The  dignity  of  love. 

3  Easy  to  be  entreated,  mild, 
Quickly  appeased  and  reconciled, 

A  follower  of  my  God — 
A  saint  indeed  I  Ions  to  be, 
And  lead  my  faithful  family 

In  the  celestial  road. 

4  Lord,  if  thou  didst  the  wish  infuse, 
A  vessel  fitted  for  thy  use 

Into  thy  hands  receive  : 
Work  in  me  both  to  will  and  do  : 
And  show  them  how  believers  true, 

And  real  Christians,  live. 

5  With  all-sufficient  grace  supply, 
And,  lo  !  I  come  to   testify 

The  wonders  of  thy  name  ! 
Which  saves  from  sin,  the  world,  and  hell. 
Whose  virtue  every  heart  may  feel, 

And  even'  tonsue  proclaim.     Mzth.  Colt. 


C.    31.  Bedford,  Loudon. 


547 

i  f\F  justice  and  of  jrrace  I  sing, 
^J  And  pay  my  God  my  vows ; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heavenly  King, 
Teach  me  to  rule  my  house.  * 

2  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God,  repair, 

And  make  thy  servant  wise  ; 

I'il  suffer  nothing  near  me  there 

That  shall  offend  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  his  neighbor  wrong, 

By  falsehood  or  by  force, 
The  scornful  eye,  the  slanderous  tongue, 
I'll  thrust  them  from  my  doors. 

4  I'll  seek  the  faithful  and  the  just,  » 

And  will  their  help  enjoy ; 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust, 
The  servants  I'll  employ. 


I 


FAMILY  WORSHIP.      54  S.  549 

5  The  wretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  Bight : 
The  liar's  tongue  1*11  ever  hate, 
And  banish  from  my  Bight. 

6  I'll  purse  my  family  around, 

make  the  wicked  I 
So  shall  my  house  he  ever  found 
A  dwelling  tit  for  fhee.  Watts. 


C.    V..  V     k.  Mar,  Whiting. 

For  Evening  Family   Worship. 


548 

1  r\  LORD,  another  day  is  down, 
V/  And  we,  a  lonely  hand, 
Are  met  once  more,  before  thy  throne, 

To  I  ring  hand. 

2  And  wilt  thou  bend  a  listening  ear 

To  praises  low  as  ours? 
Thou  wilt !  for  thou  dost  love  to  hear 
The  song  which  meekness  pours. 

.  Jesus,  the  i  '.'.lit  dei<jn, 

A-  we  pray  : 

For  thou  didi  infant  train, 

And  w  e  are  less  than  ;. 

thy  grace  perform  it<  part, 
And  let  oontenti 

■hed  abroad  in  every  heart 
Thine  everlasting  p 
5  Tim-;,  thou   wilt  turn  our  wandering  feet, 
And  thou  will  bl   a 
Till  worlds  >lia!l  fade,  and  faith  shall  greet 
The  dawn  ot*  lasting  day.      H.  K.  Whitk. 


549 


M.  Worcester,  Lisbon. 


1  FYlHE  power  t.>  bless  my  house 

J     Belongs  t<>  God  alone  ; 
Yet  rendering  him  my  constant  vows, 
He  sends  b  d  iwn. 

2  Shall   I   Dot  then  I 

My  house  t<>  serve  the  Lord, 

arch  the  soul-converting  page, 
And  -  word  ? — 

Ik,  with  faith   and   b      • 
'Y\\t-  grace  his  spirit  sup] 
In  prayer  and  praise  to  offer  up  ° 

Tin  ir  daily  sacrifii 


550,  551  worship. 


4  Let  each  his  sin  eschew, 

Through  thy  restraining  grace, 
Our  father  Abraham's  steps  pursue, 
And  walk  in  all  thy  ways. 

5  Saviour  of  men,  incline 

The  hearts  which  thou  hast  made, 
Which  thou  hast  bought  with  blood  divine, 
To  ask  thy  promised  aid. 

6  Me  and  my  house  receive, 

Thy  family  to  increase, 
And  let  us  in  thy  favor  live, 

And  let  us  die  in  peace.  Meth.  Coll. 

r  ~  (\  L.  "Mi  Uxbridge. 

OD\)  JVqI  Habitation. 

1  "YVHERE'ER  the  Lord  shall  build  my  house, 

'▼    An  altar  to  his  name  I'll  raise; 

There,  morn  and  evening,  shall  ascend 

The  sacrifice  of  prayer  and  praise. 

2  With  duteous  mind,  the  social  band 

Shall  search  the  records  of  thy  law  ; 

There  learn  thy  will,  and  humbly  bow 

With  filial  reverence,  love  and  awe. 

3  If  numerous  blessings  of  the  earth 

Our  gracious  God  to  us  afford, 
With  warm,  united  hearts  we'll  pay 
Our  grateful  tribute  to  the   Lord. 

4  Here  fix,  dear  Lord,  thy  sacred  rest, 

And  spread  the  banner  of  thy  love, 
Till,  ripened  for  the  heavenly  world, 
We  rise  and  join  the  church  above. 


551 


L.  M.    6l.  PSohn  46. 


1  TI7HEX  quiet  in  my  house  I  sit, 

'▼    Thy  book  be  my  companion  still : 
My  joy,  thy  sayings  to  repeat, 

Talk  o'er  the  records  of  thy  will: 
And  search  the  oracles  divine, 
Till  every  heartfelt  word  be  mine. 

2  O  may  the  sracious  words  divine, 

Subject  of  all  my  converse  be  !      » 
So  will  the  Lord  his  follower  join, 

And  walk  and  talk  himself  with  me  : 
So  shall  my  heart  his  presence  prove, 
And  burn  with  everlasting  love 


PUBllC  WORSHIP.      552,  553 


3  Oft  as  I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 

0  may  the  reconciling  word 
Sweetly  compose  my  weary  breast  ; 

While  on  the  bosom  of  my  Lord 
I  sink  in  blissful  dreams  away, 
And  visions  of  eternal  day. 

4  Rising  to  sin?  my  Saviour's  praise, 

Thee  may  1  publish  all  day  Ion?  ; 
And   let  thy  precious  word  of  trrace 

Flow  from  my  heart,  and  fill  my  tongue; 
Fill  all  my  life  with  purest  love,  * 
And  join  me  to  the  church  above. 

Meth.  Coll. 


PUBLIC   WORS  HIP. 

RTfTQ  (   •    M.  Braintree,  Winter. 

OOm       The   Good  Seal.—  After  Sermon. 

1  I  LMTGHTY  God,  thy  word  is  cast 
-V   Like  seeil   into  the  ground  ; 

it  the  dew  df  heaven  descend, 
And   righteous  fruits  abound. 

2  Lei  aot  the  foe  of  Christ  or  man 

Tbii  holy  see  1  remove  ; 
Hut  L'ive  it  rout  in  every  heart, 
To  briii'_r  forth  fruits  of  lave, 

3  Let  not  the  world's  deceitful  cares 

The  rising  pi  int  destroy  ; 
But  let  it  yield,  a  hundred  fold, 
The  fruits  of  peace  and  joy 

4  Xor  lei  thy  word,  so  kindly  sent 

To  raise  us  to  thy  throne, 

Return  to  thee,  and  sadly  tell 

That  we  reject  thy  Son. 

5  Oft  as  thy  precious  aeed  is  sown, 

Thy  quickening  grace  bestow  ; 
That  all,  whose  aoula  the  truth  receive, 
laving  power  may  own. 

•)*)*)  L.    If.   Clnhn,  .  NV.v  IIuDlrwlth,  Parii. 

1     AS,  in  soft  liience,  vernal  -bowers 
-»•  Descend  and  cheer  the  fainting  flowers; 


554,  555  WORSHIP. 


So,  in  the  secrecy  of  love, 

Falls  the  sweet  influence  from  above. 

2  May  we  this  heavenly  influence  find, 
In  holy  silence  of  the  mind  ;   . 

And  every  grace  maintain  its  bloom, 
Diffusing  "wide  the  rich  perfume  ; — 

3  And  lands,  beneath  the  burning  sky, 
Which  now  are  desolate  and  dry, 
Ere  long  the  blest  effusions  share, 
And  sudden  greens  and  herbage  wear. 


554 


L.    M.  Kinjsbridge,  Armley. 

Prayer  for   Opposers  of  Revivals. 

1  "DLEST  Lord,  behold  the  guilty  scorn 

m3  Of  those  who  hate  and  mock  our  praise  ; 
Pity  their  state,  and  make  them  turn 
No  more  to  walk  in  sinful  ways. 

2  Anxious  we  see  their  wretched  state, 

Who  never  think  of  heaven  or  hell  ; 
They  laugh  and  sport  and  court  the  gate, 
Which  opes  where  endless  terrors  dwell. 

3  Lead  them  to  view  a  sinful  heart, 

A  soul  all  enmity  to  thee, 
Destroyed,  defiled  in  every  part, 
Too  proud  to  bow,  too  blind  to  see. 

4  Lead  them  to  view  a  holy  law, 

Which  justly  dooms  to  endless  death  ; 
To  feel  that  cuilt  which  Jesus  saw, 
And  prayed  "  Forgive,"  with  dying  breath. 

5  Open  their  eyes,  unstop  their  ears, 

To  hear  condemning  justice  sound  ; 
Lord,  change  their  hearts,  and  then  their  tears 
Will  witness  grief  to  all  around. 

6  Once  we  were  blind  ;  like  them  we  strove, 

Till  sovereign  mercy  changed  our  ways  ; 
Lord,  bow  their  wills,  and  make  them  love, 
Then  they  will  join  our  songs  of  praise. 
Strong. 

ODD  CM.  Arlington. 

1  T>  Y  whom  shall  Jacob  now  arise*  ? 
MM  For  Jacob's  friends  are  few  : 
And,  what  should  fill  us  with  surprise, 
They  seem  divided  too. 


ri'BLic  worship.     550,  557 

*  By  whom  shall  Jacob  now  arise  ? 
For  Jacob's  foes  are  strong  ; 
I  rend  their  triumph  in  their  eyes  ; 
They  think  he'll  fall  ere  long. 
I  By  whom  shall  Jacob  now  arise  ? 
Can  any  tell  by  whom  ? 
Bay,  shall  this  branch,  that  withered  lies, 
A  train  revive  and  bloom  ? 
4  Lord,  thou  canst  tell — the  work  is  thine, 
'J']).'  help  of  man  is  vain  : 
<>n  Jacob  now  arise  and  shine, 

And  he  shall  live  again.  Kelly 

^  "  (*  L.    -M.  Portugal,  Blendou. 

ODD  Rom.  viii.  14. 

1  r<OME,  gracious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 

^   With  tight  and  comfort  from  above  ; 

Be  thou  our  guardian,  thou  our  guide, 
.cry  thought  and  step  preside. 
Q  ('(»ndi:ct  ui  safe,  conduct  us  far 

From  every  sin  and  hurtful  snare  ; 

Lead  to  thy  word  that  ruled  must  give, 

And  I  >ns  bow  to  live. 

3  The  light  of  truth  to  us  display, 

And  make  u>  know  and  choose  thy  way  ; 
Plant  holy  fear  in  every   in-art. 
That  we  from  God  may  ne'er  depart. 

4  Lead  us  to  holiness,  the  road 

That  we  must  take  to  dwell  with  God; 
Lead  us  to  Christ,  the  living  way, 
Nor  let  us  from  his  pastures  stray. 

5  Lead  us  to  God,  our  final  net, 
In  his  enjoyment  to  be  blest  . 

Lead  us  to  heaven,  the  seat  of  bliss, 
Where  pleasure  in  perfection  is.  Vill.  Coll. 

\grf**¥  8s,   7s  &.  4.      Sicilian  Hynm,  Greenviile. 

*J*J  •  Before  Sermon. 

COME,  thou  soul-transformimr  Spirit, 
Bless  the  sower  and  the  seed, 
Let  each  heart  thy  grace  inherit, 
Raise  the  weak — the  hungry   !• 

from  the  gospel 
Now  supply  thy  people'i 


558,  559  worship. 


2  Help  us  all  to  seek  the  blessing 

Which  thou  waitest  now  to  give  : 
Let  us  all,  thy  love  possessing, 
Joyfully  the*  truth  receive  ; 

And  for  ever 
To  thy  praise  and  glory  live. 

Pratt's  Coll. 

O.JO  C.    M.  Eray,  Colcliester. 

1  ip  OME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart— 
^    Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue  ; 

An  1  let  the  joys  of  heaven  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2  Come,  Lord,  thy  love  alone  can  raise 

In  us  the  heavenly  dame  ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  thy  name. 

3  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  glory  shine, 

And  fill  thy  dwellings  here, 
Till  life,  and  love,  and  joy  divine 

A  heaven  on  earth  appear.  Steele. 

■"  ■*  r\  L.    ?'i.  Carthage,  DirwenL 

O0\)  Ezek.  xxx vi.  37. 

1  pOMK,  sacred  Spirit,  from  above, 

v>"    And  fill  the  coldest  heart  with  love  ; 

Soften  to  flesh  the  flinty  stone, 

And  let  thy  godlike  power  be  known. 

2  Speak  thou,  and,  from  the  haughtiest  eyes, 
Shall  floods  of  pious  sorrow  rise  ; 

While  all  their  "lowing  souls  are  borne, 
To  seek  that  grace  which  now  they  scorn. 

3  Oh,  let  a  holy  flock  await, 
Numerous,  around  thy  temple  gate, 
Each  pressing  on  with  zeal  to  be 
A  living  sacrifice  to  thee. 

4  In  answer  to  our  fervent  cries, 
Give  us  to  see  thy  church  arise  ; 
Or,  if  that  blessing  seem  too  great, 
Give  us  to  mourn  its  low  estate.  » 

Doddridge. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP.     500,  501 ,  562 

P[/?/\  B.    M.  Watchman,  Lisbon. 

OOU       Invitation  to  the  House  of  God. 

1  f^ OME  to  the  house  of  prayer, 
V/   O  thou  afflicted,  come  ; 

The  God  of  peace  >h;ill  meet  thee  there  ; 
He  make*  that  bouse  his  home. 

2  Come  to  the  hou.se  of  praise, 

Y»    u  ho  are  happy  now  ; 
In  sweet  aec  irti  jroni  voices  raise, 
In  kindred  homage  bow. 

3  Ye  ancd,  hither  come, 

For  ye  have  fell  his  love  ; 
Soon  shall  your  trembling  tongues  be  dumb, 
Your  lips  forget  to  move. 

4  Ye  young,  before  his  throne, 

Come.  DOW  :  your  voices  raise  : 
Let  not  your  hearts  bifl  praise  disown, 
Who  gives  the  power  to  praise. 

5  Thou,  whose  benignant  eye 

In  mercy  looks  on  all : 
Whm  sees!  the  tear  -  f  misery, 

And  hear'st  the  mourner's  call  ; — 
I  Up  to  thy  dweliing-place    • 

Bear  our  frail  spirit 
Till  they  outstrip  time's  tardy  pace, 

And  heaven  on  earth  be  won.        Tatlor. 


5 


61  L.  M. 


Chaihim,  Por'ufil. 

DISMISS  Dfl  with  thy  blessing,  Lord— 
Selp  Of  to  feed   upon  thy  word  ; 
All  that  has  been  amiss  forgive, 

And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 
Thongfa  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  cood — 
Wash  nil  our  works  in  Jesus'  blood  ; 

•  iy  lettered  soul   r  lease, 
And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace.  Hart. 


62 


6s  &.  4s.     Bermondsey,  Briigcton. 


1  |^i  LORY  to  God  on  high, 

VI  Let  heaven  and  earth  reply, 
Praise  ye  his  name  ! 


563  worship. 


Angels  his  love  adore, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore, 
And  saints  sing,  evermore, 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb." 

2  Ye,  who  surround  the  throne, 
Cheerfully  join  in  one, 

Praising  his  name  ! 
Ye,  who  hive  felt  his  blood, 
Sealing  your  peace  with  God, 
Sound  his  dear  name  abroad  3 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb." 

3  Soon  must  we  change  our  place, 
Yet  will  we  never  cease 

Praising  his  name  ! 
Still  will  we  tribute  bring. 
Hail  him  our  gracious  King, 
And  through  all  ages  sins, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb."        Hill's  Coll. 

«"  S?0  L.   M.  CasUe  Street,  Green's. 

*JOO  God  and  his  Church. 

1  /MREAT  God,  attend,  while  Zion  sings 
^J  The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs: 
To  spend  one  Jay  with  thee  on  earth, 
Exceeds  a  thcmsand  days  of  mirth. 

2  Might  I  enjuy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace  ; 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  the  door. 

3  God  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day  ; 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  all  the  'assaults  of  hell  and  sin, 
From  foes  without  and  foes  within. 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too  ; 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

5  O  God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heaven  obey, 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee. 

Blest  Is  the  man  who  trusts  in  thee. 

Watts. 


ruBLic  won* in r.     564,  565 


564 


L.    M.  Old  Hundred. 

1  |^fREAT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim 
^J  Be  thou  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest  ; 
The  plories  that  compose  thy  name 

.Stand  all  engaged  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Thou  preat  and  pood,  thou  just  and  wise, 

Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God  ! 
And   I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties. 
Thy  son,  thy  servant  bought  with  blood. 
}  With  heart,  and  eyes,  and  lifted  hands, 
For  thee  1  long,  to  thee  I  look, 
As  travellers,  in  thirsty  lands, 

Pant  tor  the  cooling  water  brook. 
F'en  life  itself,  without  thy  love, 
Xo  lasting  pleasure  ran  afford; 

onld  a  tiresome  burden  prove, 

If  I  were  banished  from  thee,  Lord. 

I'll  lift  my  bands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 

While   1   have  breath  to  pray  or  praise: 

rk  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 

pend  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

'  f*  ~  -  &.  4.     Sicilian  Hymn,  Green\illc 

)')•>  MtSB. 

flOD  of  our  salvation,  hear  us; 

|J  i,  era  we  lo  : 

When  we  join  the  world,  be  near  us. 
Bald  and   careless  gK>W  : 
'.    keep    US — 

us  safe  from  every  foe. 
■ay   we   live   in  view  of  heaven, 
Where  we  hope  t<>  Bee  thy  fret-. 
from  unhallowed  leaven — 
All  that  might  obscure  thy  grace: 

Keep  ns  walking 
Earh  in  his  appointed  place. 
As  <mr  steps  arc  drawing  nearer 

To  the  place  we  call  our  bom<  . 
May  our  view  of  heaven  grow  clearer, 
more  bright  of  joj  s  to  come  ; 
And,  when  d\  intr. 
May  th>  pi  r  the  gloom;     Ki  i  l\ 


ObO.  00/  WORSHIP. 


C    M.  Hymn  2d,  Bethlehem. 

Going  to  Church.     Ps.  122. 


566 


3  TTOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
-O-  My  friends  devoutly  say, 
M  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
';  And  keep  the  solemn  day  !" 

2  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road  ; 

The  church,  adorned  with  grace, 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Peice  be  within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  constant  guest ! 
With  holy  gifts  and  heavenly  grace, 
Be  her  attendants  blest. 

4  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life  or  breath  remains : 
Here  my  best  friends,  my  kindred  dwell, 
Here  God.  my  Saviour,  reigns.  Watts. 

*"  f**/  k.    M.   Portugal,  Green's  Hundredth. 

00/  The  Pleasures  of  Public  Worship.  Ps.  84. 

1  U"OW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
il.  o  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are  ! 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints 

To  meet  the  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My  flesh  would  rest  in  thine  abode  ; 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God  ; 
My  God  !  my  King !   why  should  I  be 
So  far  from  all  my  joys  and  thee? 

3  Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace  ; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

4  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate  : 

God  is  their  strength  ;  and  throuirh  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

5  Cheerful  they  walk,  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length  j 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear,    » 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there.       Watts. 


plplic  worship.    508, 5G9, 570 


P'  r*  Q  Ss,  7s  &  4.       Sicilian  Hymn,  Greenville. 

ODO  ^p/i>re  Servian. 

1  TX  thy  name,  O  Lord,  assembling, 
A  We,  thy  people,  now  draw  near ; 
Teach  us  to  rejoice  with  trembling; 

Speak,  and  let  thy  servants  hear — 

Hear  with  nu    kii< 

Hear  thy  word  with  gorily  fear. 

2  While  oar  days  on  earth  are  lengthened, 

Let  ns  give  them,  Lord,  to  thee; 
Cheered  by  hope,  and  daily  strengthened, 
We  would  run,  nor  wearv  be, 

Till  thy  glory, 
Without  clouds,  to.  heaven  we  see. 

3  There  in  worship,  purer,  sweeter, 

All  thy  people  Shall  adore; 
Tasting  of  enjoyment  greater 

Than  they  could  conceive  before; — 

Full  enjoyment — 
Holy  bliss,  lor  evermore  Pratt's  Coll. 

*"^»/\  12     M.  Hii  ill— i.  Til  nil 

DO«J        .1  8*ng  of  Praise.     Pa.  150. 

1  IN  God's  own  house    pronounce  his  praise; 
A  His  grace  lx-  thefj  reveals; 

To  heaven  your  joy  and  wonder  raise, 
Foi  '  lor    dw ells. 

2  Lei  all  your  seen  d  passions  move, 

While  you  rehearse  bis  deeds; 
But  the  greal  work  of  saving  love 
Your  highest  praise  exceeds. 

3  All  that  have  motion,  life  and  breath, 

Proclaim  your  Maker  blest: 
Tel  When   m>    voice  expires  in  death, 
My  soul  shall  praise  him  best.         Watts. 

D  i  0  C.  Mi         N-wmark,  St.  Martiu'i. 

1   IX  thy  great  name,  <>  Lord,  we  come 
-l  To  worship  at  thy  feei  : 
Oh,  pour  thy  Holy  spirit  down 

( »n  all  that  now-  Bhall  m< 
We  come  to  hear  Jehovah  speak, 

To  hear  the  Saviour's  voice  ; 


71,  572  WORSHIP. 


Thy  face  and  favor,  Lord,  we  seek  ; 
Now  make  our  hearts  rejoice. 

3  Teach  us  to  pray,  and  praise — to  hear 

And  understand  thy  word  ; 
To  feel  thy  blissful  presence  near, 
And  trust  our  living  Lord. 

4  Let  sinners  now  thy  jroodness  prove, 

And  saints  rejoice  in  thee ; 
Let  rebels  be  subdued  by  love, 

And  to  the  Saviour  flee.  Hoskins. 

**  "ft  L.    M.  Luton. 

Oil  The  House  of  God. 

1  T   O,  God  is  here!  let  us  adore, 

JL*  And  humbly  bow  before  his  face  ; 
Let  all  within  us  feel  his  power, 
Let  all  within  us  seek  his  grace. 

2  Lo,  God  is  here  !   him  day  and  night 

United  choirs  of  ansels  sing : 
To  him,  enthroned  above  all  height, 
Heaven's  host  their  noblest  homage   bring. 

3  Being  of  beings  !   may  our  praise 

Thy  courts  with  grateful  fragrance  fill  : 
Still  may  we  stand  before  thy  face, 
Still  hear  and  do  thy  sovereign  will. 

Salisbury    Coll. 

^K^rj  L.    M.      Geneva,  Green's  Hundredth. 

0  i  £*  Visum  oc  the  dry  Bones.  Ezek.  xxxvii.  3. 

1  T    OOK  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
JLJ  t^t-p  Adam's  race  in  ruin  lie ; 

Sin  spreads  its  trophies  o'er  the    ground, 
And  scatters  slaughtered  heaps  around. 

2  And  can  these  mouldering  corpses  live  ? 
And  can  these  perished  bones  revive  ? — 
That,  mighty  God,  to  thee  is  known; 
That  wondrous  work  is  all  thine  own. 

3  Thy  ministers  are  sent  in  vain. 
To*  prophesy  upon  the  slain  : 

In  vain  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry, 
Till  thine  almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

4  But  if  thy  Spirit  deign  to  breathe,  * 

Life  spreads  through  all  the  realms  of  death: 
Dry  bones  obey  thy  powerful  voice, 
They  move— tMjr  waken— they  rejoice. 

DoDDP.JUfci. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP.      573,  574 


83,  7s  &  4.  Sicilian  Hymn,  Greenville. 

Dismismiem, 


573 

1  T  ORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing ; 
-Li  Fill  our  hearts  with  joy" and  peace; 
Let  us,  each  thy  love  possessing, 

Triumph  in  redeeming  grace  : 

Oh  refresh  OS, 
Travelling  through  this  wilderness. 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 

For   thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
Jn  our  hearts  and  lives  abound! 

Hay  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found  ! 

3  Then,  whene'er  the  signal's  given, 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away — 
Borne  on  angels'  Wings  to  heaven, 
Glad  the  summons  to  obey — 

M;iy   we  «-v»-r 
Reign  with  Cnri-t  in  endless  day! 

Burder's  Coll. 

rm    A  L.    M.  Roth  well,  Wells. 

O  I  TC   Prayrr  fur  the   Presence  of  Christ. 

LORD,  in  the  temples  of  thy  crace, 
Thy  saints  behold  thy  smiling  face  j 
And  oft  have  seen  thy  glories  shine 
With  power  and  majesty  divine  ; — 
But  soon,  alas!  thy  absence  mourn, 
And  pray,  and  wish  thy  kind  return: 
Without" thy  life-inspiring  light, 
'Tis  all  a  scene  of  gloomy  niuht. 
Come,  dearest  Lord  ;  thy  children  cry  ; 
Our  graces  droop,  our  comforts  die  j 
Return,  and  let  thy  glories  rise 
Again  to  our  admiring  eyes; — 
Till,  fdled  with  lieht,  and  joy,  and  love, 
Thy  courts  below,  like  those  above, 
Triumphant  hallelujahs  raise, 
And  heaven  und  earth  resound  thy  praise. 
Stxei.e. 


575,576,577      WORSHIP. 


C.    M.  Ferry,  Meir. 

The  Seed  of  the   Wori. 


515 

1  T   ORD  of  the  harvest,  God  of  grace, 
i-^  Send  down  thy  heavenly  rain  : 

In  vain  we  plant  without  thine  nkJ, 
And  water  too  in  vain. 

2  May  no  vain  thoughts,  those  birds  of  prey, 

Defraud  us  of  our  gain  ; 
Nor  anxious  cares,  those  baleful  thorns, 
Choke  up  the  precious  grain. 

3  Ne'er  may  our  hearts  be  like  the  rock, 

Where  but  the  blade  can  spring, 
Which,  scorched  with  heat,  becomes  by  noon 
A  dead,  a  useless  thing. 

4  Let  not  the  joys  thy  gospel  gives 

A  transient  rapture  prove  ; 
Nor  may  the  world,  by  smiles  and  frowns, 
Our  faith  and  hope  remove. 

5  But  may  our  hearts,  like  fertile  soil, 

Receive  the  heavenly   word  ; 
So  shall  our  fair  and  ripened  fruits 
Their  hundred  fold  afford. 


576 


CS   &    <S.      Walpole,  Sicilian  Hwun. 

•  Dismis*'>rn. 
1   "\TAY  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour, 
-l'A   And  the  Father's  boundless   love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 
Kest  upon  us  from  above. 
9  Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 
With  each  other  and  the  Lord, 
And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 
Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford.     Nxwtox. 

gmif  ^'    "•  Barby,  Londou. 

0  i  i  The  Seed  of  the   Word. 

1  r\  GOD,  by  whom  the  seed  is  given, 
yj     By  whom  the  harvest  blest ; 

Whose    word,    like    manna    showered    from 
Is  planted  in  our  brea*t  j —  [heaven, 

2  Preserve  U  from  the  passing  feet, 

And  plunderers  of  the  air  : 

The  sultry  sun's  intenser  heat, 

And  weed*  of  worldly   car*.' 


PUBLIC  worship.    578,579,580 

3  Though  buried  deep,  or  thinly  strown, 

Do  thou  thy  grace  supply  : 
The  hope,  in  earthly  furrows  sown, 

Shall  ripen  in  the  sky.  Heber. 

f  ^Q  10s  &    I  Is.  Lyons. 

0  I  O  Adoring  Praise.     Ps.  10-1. 

1  /~\H  praise  ye  the  Lord,  his  greatness  pro- 
*J       claim  j 

Jehovah,  our  God,  how  awful  thy  name! 
How  vast  i>  thy  power,  thy  silory  how  great  ! 
I-iO,  myriads  of  spirits  thy  mandates  await  ! 

2  Thy  canopy's  heaven,  in  splendor  so  bright ; 
Thy  chariot  the  clouds,  thy  garment  the  light ; 
The  works  of  creation  thy  bidding  perform  ; 
Thou  ridest  the  whirlwind,  directest  the  storm. 
What  wisdom  i<  Bhown.whal  power  displayed 
In  all  that  thy  hand  hath  fashioned  and  made  ; 
The  earth  full  of  riches,  in  beauty  complete  ; 
The  (aihomleai  ocean,  with  wonders  replete. 

4  O  thou,  our  2n-:it  Cod,  Redeemer  and  Kine, 
With  heart-  full  of  love,  to  thee  will  we  sing; 
To  life's  litest  moment  our  voices  we'll  raise, 
And  join  the  full  cborui  of  blearing;  and  praise. 

Spirit  of  the  Psalms. 

O/iJ  L.    M.  I.e.ds,  NcwSakbath. 

O.  .  Illl', 
< )n  <:  •  is  of  mercy  shine, 

Chase  the  dark  cloudl  of  L'uilt  away, 
And  turn  our  darkness  into  day. 
While  mourning  o'er  our  eruilt  and  shame, 
[  And  taking  mercy  in  thy  name, 

Saviour,  i  leanse  ae  with  thy  blood, 
And  be  our  Advocate  with  God. 
Sustain,  when  sinking  in  di 
And   guide  us  through  this  wilderness; 

"iir  luw  thoughts   from  earth  to  rise, 
And  lead  us  onward  to  the  skies. 


B.    M.  Sicily,  Concord 


180 

i  I    f\NCE  more,  before  we  part, 

"  J     We'll   I  .  .  ..Hir'a  nar 


581,582,583       worship. 


Kecord  his  mercies,  every  heart ; 

Sing,  every  tongue,  the  same. 
2  Receive  his  sacred  word, 

And  feed  thereon  and  grow  ; 
Go  on  to  seek,  to  know  the  Lord, 

And  practise  what  you  know.         Hart. 

£Q-|  CM.  Stephens,  Dundee. 

Ool  pdre   Worship. 

1  HP  HE  offerings  to  thy  throne,  which  rise, 

A    Of  mingled  praise  and  prayer, 
Are  bat  a  worthless  sacrifice 
Unless  the  heart  is  there. 

2  Upon  thine  all  discerning  ear 

Let  no  vain  words  intrude  ; 
No  tribute,  but  the  vow  sincere, 
The  tribute  of  the  good. 

3  My  offerings  will  indeed  be  blest, 

If  sanctified  by  thee  ; 
If  thy  pure  Spirit  touch  my  breast, 
With  its  own  purity. 

4  O  may  that  Spirit  warm  my  heart 

To  piety  and  love, 
And,  to  life's  lowly  vale  impart 
Some  rays  from  heaven  above. 

7s.  Eddv  field. 


582 


After  Sermon. 


1  rpHAN'KS  for  mercies,  Lord,  receive; 

A    Pardon  of  our  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us,  henceforth,  how  to  live 
With  eternity  iii  view. 

2  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young ; 

Grant  us,  now,  thy  peace" and  love; 
And,  when  life's  short  race  is  run, 
Take  us  to  thy  house  above. 

Bratt.  St.  Coll. 


L.   M.  Uxbridge. 

Dismission. 


583 

1  rpHE  peace  which  God  alone  reveals, 
A    And  by  his  word  of  grace  imparts, 
Which  only  the  believer  feels, 
Direct,  and  keep,  and  cheer  our  hearts ! 


PT'RLIC  WORSHIP.       584.  565 

'J  And  may  the  liuly  Three  in  One, 
The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Tour  an  abundant  blessing  down 
On  every  soul  assembled  here  ! 

MONTGOMERT. 


584 


L.  If.    Sheffield,  Troo,  Moamopth. 
■rction.      T>.  121. 

1  "fT  to  tlie  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 

*J    Th'  eternal  hills,  beyond  the  skies; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives  ; 
There  my  almighty  refuse  lives. 

2  He  lives!  the  everlasting  God, 

Who  built  the  world,    who  spread  the  flood! 
The  heavens  with  all  their  hosts  lie  made  ; 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead  ! 
■  3  He  guides  our  feet,  be  guards  our  way  ; 
His  morning  smiles  bless  all  the  day  1 
He   -  rening  veil,  and  keeps 

The  silent  hours  while   I 

inely  blest, 
are,  securely  rest  ; 
Thy  holy  Guardian's  wakeful  i 
Admit  no  slumber  or  surprise. 

thy  lead  by  day  ; 
Nor  the  pale  moon,  with  Bickiy  ray, 
Shall  Mast  thy  conch  ;  no  bal< 
Dait  his  malignant  tire  bo  far. 
6  Should  earth  and   hell   with  malice  burn, 
Still  thou  ghall  l'",  and  still  return, 
Safe  in  the  Lord  ;  liis  heavenly  care 
Defends  thy  life  from  every  snare.       Watts. 


58 


C.    M.  Cliff*!,  St.  Martin'*. 

wait  in  'J'fouhlr.  paid  in  the  Church. 


1  Vl/TIAT  shall   I   render  to  my  God, 
"    For  all  hi    kindness  shown? 
Ify  t'eet  shall  vi-it  thine  abode, 
My  m 

3   rVmonf  who  till   thine   house, 

My  offerinsi  shall  bs  paid  ; 
There  shall  my  seal  perform  the  vows 

My  ""ill  in  anguish  mad". 
3  How  happy  all  thy  servants  arc  ! 

How  great  thy  grace  to   me  : 


58G.  587  worship. 


My  life,  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord,  I  devote  to  thee. 

4  Now  I  am  thine — for  ever  thine — 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move  ; 
Thy  hand  hath  loosed  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

5  Here  in  thy  courts  I  leave  my  vow, 

And  thy  rich  grace  record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  now, 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord.  Watts. 


586 


L.  M. 


1  "V17HEN,  gracious  Lord,  when  shall  it  be 

▼  ▼    That  I  shall  find  my  all  in  thee? 
The  fulness  of  thy  promise  prove, 
The  seal  of  thine  eternal  love  ? 

2  A  poor  blind  child,  I  wander  here, 
If  haply  I  may  feel  thee  near  : 

0  dark!  dark!  dark!  I  still  must  say, 
Amidst  the  blaze  of  gospel  day. 

3  Thee,  only  thee,  I  fain  would  find, 
And  cast  the  world  and  flesh  behind  j 
Thou,  only  thou,  to  me  be  given, 

Of  all  thou  hast  in  earth  or  heaven. 

4  When  from  the  arm  of  flesh  set  free, 
Jesus,  my  soul  shall  fly  to  thee  : 
Jesus,  when  I  have  lost  my  all, 

1  shall  upon  thy  bosom  fall.        Meth.  Coll. 

r  Q>y  CM.  Howard's,  Dundee. 

00  I  Acceptable   Worship. 

1  XlfHEREWITH  shall  I  approach  the  Lord, 

'*     And  bow  before  his  throne? 
Oh!  how  procure  his  kind  regard, 
And  for  my  guilt  atone  ? 

2  Shall  altars  flame,  and  victims  bleed, 

And  spicy  fumes  ascend  ? 
Will  these  my  earnest  wish  succeed, 
And  make  my  God  my  friend  ? 

3  O  no,  my  soul !  'twere  fruitless  all  ; 

Such  offerings  are  vain  ; 
No  fatlinus,  from  the  field  or  stall, 
His  favor  can  obtain. 


LORD'S  DAY.  588,  5^9 


4  To  men  their  rights  I  must  allow, 
And  proofs  of  kindness  give  ; 
To  God  with  humble  reverence  bow. 

And  to  his  glory  live.  Browm. 

•'QQ  C.    If.  Hymn  2J,  Mear. 

\)&0  Appearance  before  God,  here  and  hereafter. 

1  VirHILE  I  *"  banished  from  thy  house, 

'*     I  mourn  in  secret,  Lord; 
When  shall  I  come  and  pay  my  vows, 
And  hear  thy  holy  word  ? 

2  I  love  to  see  my  Lord  below, 

His  efearch  displays  his  grace  ; 
But  up|>er  worlds  bis  glory  show, 
And  view  him  face  to  face. 

3  I  love  to  worship  at  his  feet, 

Thou  eh  sin  attack  me  there  ; 
But  saints,  exalted  near  his  seat, 
Have  no  assaults  to  fear. 

4  I'm  pleased  to  meet  him  in  his  court, 

And  taste  his  heavenly  love  ; 
But  still  I  think  bis  visits  short, 

Or  I  too  soon  remove 
L  He  sbine«=,  and   I  am  all  delight  \ 

He  hides,  and  all  is  pain  ; 
When  will  he  fix  me  in   bis  sight, 

And  ne'er  depart  again  ?  Watti. 


LORD'S    DAY. 

Ooi7  L.    M.  Portugal,  Bleodo. 

1    ANOTHER  *■  days'  work  is  done, 
*»   Another  Sabbath  is  besrun  ; 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  tl.v  rest— 
Improve  trie  day  thy  God  has  blest. 

I  Come,  bless  the   Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
N  Bel  a  rest  to  wearied  minds  ; 
Provide!  an  tntepast  of  heaven, 
And  girea  this  da>   the  food  of  seven. 

I  O,  that  onr  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise, 
Ai  grateful  kneenea  to  ibe  ikieei 


590.  591  worship. 


And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose, 
Which  none,  but  he  that  feels  it,  knows. 

4  This  heavenly  calm,  within  the  breast, 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest, 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains, 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

5  In  holy  duties  let  the  day, 

In  holy  pleasure?,  pass  away  \ 

How  sweet  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend, 

In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end  1 

Ste.vxett. 


590 


H.  M.  Murray,  Triumph. 

Resurrection  of  Christ  celebrated* 

1  4  WAKE,  our  drowsv  souls, 
A  And  burst  the  slothful  band  j 
The  wonders  of  this  day 

Our  noblest  songs  demand  : 
Auspicious  morn  !  thy  blissful  rays 
Bright  seraphs  hail,  in  songs  of  praise. 

2  At  thy  approaching  dawn, 

Reluctant  death    resigned 
The  glorious  Prince  of  life* 

In  dark  domains  confined  : 
The  angelic  host  around  him  bends, 
And,  midst  their  shouts,  the  God  ascends. 

3  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord  ! 

Heaven  with  hosannas  rings; 
While  earth,  in  humbler  strains, 

Thy  praise  responsive  sings  : 
'•'Worthy  art  thou,  who  once  wast  slain, 
"  Through  endless  years  to  live  and  reign." 

4  Gird  on,  great  God,  riiy  sword, 

Ascend  thy  conquering  car, 
While  justice,  truth,  and  love, 

Maintain  the  glorious  war  : 
Victorious,  thou  thy  foes  shalt  tread, 
And  sin  and  hell  in  triumph  lead.       Scott. 

»a|  S.   M.  Watchman,  Sutton. 

OJ/  A    The  Book  ojWature  and  the  Scriptures. 
1  "OEHOLD,  the  lofty  sky 

JLJ  Declares  its  maker  God  ; 

And  all  his  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 


LORD'S  DAY. 592 

9  The  darkness  and  the  light, 

Still  keep  their  course  the  same  ; 
While  Right  to  day,  and  day  to  night, 
Divinely  teach  his  name. 

3  In  every  different  land, 

Their  general  voice  is  known  ; 
They  show    the  wonder*  of  his  hand, 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye  Christian  lands,  rejoice, 

Here  he  reveal*  Ins  word  ; 
Wr  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice, 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

5  His  statutes  and  command* 

Are  set  before  our  ej  ea  j 
lie  puts  hie  gospel  in  our  hands, 
Whan  our  salvation   iies. 

6  His  laws  are  just  and  pure, 

His  truth  without  deceit, 
Hi-  promises  for  ev»-r  sure, 

And  his  rewards  are  great.  \Y.\tt». 

f(\£\  B.   M.  Dover,   Telhau.. 

i)J  J*Fxcel!rnre  vf  God's  Word.  Monvng.  Ps.  19. 

1  DEHOU),  the  naming  sun 
I J  Begins  his  ejoripo*  way! 

His  beams  through  ail  the  nation*  run, 
And  life  and  tight  COUVej  . 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  th.-ir  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  tight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word  ! 

And  all  thy  judgment*  joat  ! 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given  ! 
O.  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  pith  to  heaven. 

5  I  hear  thy  word  with  love, 

And  I  would  fain  obe)  ; 
Send  thy  good  spirit  from  above, 
To  guide  me,  lest  1  stray. 


593,  594  worship. 


6  While,  with  ray  heart  and  tongue, 
I  spread  thy  praise  abroad, 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 

My  Saviour  and  my  God.  Watts. 


593 


CM.  Irish,  Mear. 

The  Lord's  Day  ;  or,  the  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  T>LEST    morning,   whose    voung    dawning 
£>     rays, 

Beheld  our  rising  God: 
That  saw  him  triumph  o'er  the  dust, 
And  leave  his  dark  abode  ! 

2  In  the  cold  prison  of  a  tomb 

The  great  Redeemer  lay, 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 
The  third,  th'  appointed  day. 

3  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force 

To  hold  our  God  in  vain  ; 
The  sleeping  Conqueror  arose, 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

4  To  thy  great  name,  Almighty  Lord, 

These  sacred  hours  we  pay  ; 
And  loud  hosannas  shall  proclaim 
The  triumph  of  the  day. 

5  Salvation  and  immortal  praise 

To  our  victorious  King  ; 
Let  heaven,  and  earth,  and  rocks,  and  seas, 
With  glad  hosannas  ring.  Watts. 


594 


S.   M.        Peckham,  Silver  Street 
Before  Sermon. 


1  riOME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
Vy  And  hymns  of  glory  sing; 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 

The  universal  King. 

2  He  formed  the  deeps  unknown  ; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound  ; 
The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And  all  "the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne  ; 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord  : 
We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own  ; 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 


LORD'S  DAY.  595,  596 


4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Xor  dare  provoke  his  rod  ; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 

And  own  your  gracious  God.  Watts. 


595 


CM.  Medfield. 

Seeking  God.     Morning.     Ps.  63. 

1  T^ARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
-t-i  I  haste  to  seek  thy  face : 

My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

2  So  pilgrims,  on  the  scorching  sand, 

Beneath  a  burning  sky, 
Long  for  a  cooling  >tream  at  hand, 
And  they  must  drink  or  die. 

3  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

4  Thus,  till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I'll  bless  my  God  and  King; 
Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 

And  tune  my  lips  to  sine.  Watts. 

f  C\f*  (    .    M.  Barby,  Mear. 

0*s\J        Evening  erf  the  Lord's  Day. 

1  -pREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns 
-T    To  shed  its  quickening  beams; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns  ! 

How  languid  are  its  flames! 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love  ; 

Our  frailties,  Lord,  forpive  ; 
We  would  be  like  thy  saints  above, 
And  praise   thee  while  we  live. 

3  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and   hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  Sabbath  ne'er  shall  end  ; — 

4  Where  we  shall  breathe  in  heavenly  air, 

With  heavenly  lustre  shine  ; 
-Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 

And  feast  on  love  divine.  Buoww 


597,  598  worship. 


597  L-   Mi  6l.  Dresden. 

1  /^IREAT  God,  this  sacred  day  of  thine 
^J  Demands  the  soul's  collected  powers  ; 
With  joy  we  now  to  thee  resign 

These  solemn,  consecrated  hours : 
O  may  our  souls  adoring  own 
The  grace  that  calls  us  to  thy  throne. 

2  All-seeing  God,  thy  piercing  eye 

Can  every  secret  thought  explore  j 
May  worldly  cares  our  bosoms  fly, 

And  where  thou  art,  intrude  no  more  : 
O  may  thy  grace  our  spirits  move, 
And  fix  our  minds  on  things  above  ! 

3  Thy  Spirit's  powerful  aid  impart, 

And  bid  thy  word,  with  life  divine, 
Engage  the  ear — and  warm  the  heart; 

Then  shall  the  day  indeed  be  thine  : 
Our  souls  shall  then  adoring  own 
The  grace  that  calls  us  to  thy  throne. 

Epis.  Coll. 

~qq  H.  M.  Bethssda. 

Q*JO      Longing  for  the  House  of  God. 
1  T   ORD  of  the  worlds  above, 
-Li  How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thy  earthly  temples  are  ! 
To  thine  abode 
My  heart  aspires, 
With  warm  desires 
To  see  my  God. 
O,  happy  souls,  who  pray, 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear ; 
O,  happy  men,  who  pay 
Their  constant  service  there  ! 
They  praise  thee  still ; 
And  happy  they, 
Who  love"  the  way 
To  Zion's  hill. 
They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears  ; 
Till  each  arrives,  at  length, 
Till  each  in  heaven  appears  : 
O,  glorious  seat, 
When  God  our  King, 
Shall  thither  bring 
Our  willing  feet ! 


LORD'S  DAY. 599 

4  To  spend  one  sacred  day 

Where  God  and  saints  abide, 
Affords  diviner  joy 

Than  thousand  days  beside : 
Where  God  resorts, 
I  love  it  more 
To  keep  the  door, 
Than  shine  in  courts. 

5  The  Lord  his  people  loves  ; 

H:>  hand  no  pood  withholds 
From  those  his  heart  approves, 
From  pure  and  pious  souls : 
Thrice  happv  he, 
O  God  of  h 
Whose  spirit  trusts 
Al«»ne  in  thee.  Watts. 


599 


B.     M.  Worcester,  Newt'  e. 

Seek  nig   God. 

1  ]\TV  God,  permit  my  tongue 
1*1-  This  joy,  to  call  thee  mine; 
And  let  my  early  cries  prevail, 

To  ta^te  thy  love  divine. 

2  For  life,  without  thy  love, 

No  relish  can  afford  ; 
No  joy  can  be  compared  with  this, 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 

3  To  thee  I'll  lift  my  hands, 

And  praise  thee  while  I  lire  ; 
Not  the  rich  dainties  of  a  feast, 
Such  food  or  pleasure  give. 

4  In  wakeful  hours  of  night, 

I  call  my  God  to  mind  ; 
I  think  how  wise  thy  counsels  are, 
And  all  thy  dealings  kind. 

5  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

To  thee  my  spirit  (lies  ; 
And  on   thy  watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hop*;  relies. 
C  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 
i!  in  safety  k< 
I  follow    where  my  Father  lead*. 

And  he  supports  my   6iens.  Watt*. 


tUU,  bUl WORSHIP. 


OUU  Evening. 

1  f~\X  the  first  Christian  Sabbath  eve, 

w  When  the  disciples  met, 
O'er  his  lost  fellowship  to  grieve, 
Nor  knew  the  Scripture  yet ; — 

2  Lo!  in  their  midst  his  form  was  seen, 

The  form  in  which  he  died  ; 
Their  Master's  marred   and  wounded  mien, 
His  hands,  his  feet,  his  side. 

3  Then  were  they  glad  their  Lord  to  know, 

And  hailed  him  yet  with  fear ; 
Jesus,  again  thy  presence  show  ; 

Meet  thy  disciples  here.  Moxtgomirt. 

f*f\~t  ?s*  Pavilion,   Sabbath* 

OU1  Sabbath  Morning. 

J    ^JAFELY  through  another  week, 

^   God  has  brought  us  on  our  way  j 

Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 
Waiting  in  his  courts  to-day  : 

Day  of  ail  the  week  the  best ; 

Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace, 

Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
Show  thy  reconciling  face — 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame  : 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  day  in  thee. 

3  Here  we  come  thy  name  to  praise; 

Let  us  feel  thy  "presence  near  : 
May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear: 
Here  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

4  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 

Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints  ; 
Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound  ; 

Bring  relief  from  all  complaints; 
Thus  let  all  our  Sabbaths  prove, 
Till  we  join  the  church  above.  Nswtox. 


602 


LORD'S  DAY.  t)U*J.  003 

S.    M.  St.  Thomai,  Suttoo. 

Salvation  by  Christ. 

1  ^<EE  what  a  living  Stone 
^   The  huilders  did  refuse  : 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry  priest, 

Reject  thine  only  Son  ; 
Yet  on  this  Rock  shall  Zion  rest, 
As  the  chief  corner-stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes  ; 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

4  This  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made  ; 
Let  us  rejoice,  and  sing,  and  pray  ; 

Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 
I  Botaana  to  the  Kins 

of  Darid*i  royal  blood  ; 
Bless  him,  ye  saints  5  he  comes  to  bring 

Salvation  from  your  Cod. 
C  We  bless  thine  holy  name. 

Which  all  this  grace  displays  ; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 

Our  sacrifice  of  praise.  Watt* 

000  B«    ■*«  Concord,  Philadelphia. 
The  Day  of  Rest.    Morning  or  Evening.     Ps.  92. 

1  OWEET  is  the  task,  O  Lord, 
^  Thy  glorious  acts  to  sing, 

To  praise  thy  name,  and  hear  thy  word, 
And  grateful  offerings  bring  ; — 

2  Sweet,  at  the  dawning  hour, 

Thy  boundless  love  to  tell  ; 
And.  when  Uie  nigut-wind  shuts  the  flower 
Still  on  the  theme  to  dwell  ; — 

3  Sweet,  on  this  day  of  rest, 

To  join,  in  heart  and  voice, 
With  those  who  love  and  serve  thee  best, 
And  in  thy  name  rejoice. 

4  To  songs  of  praise  and  Ji»y 

He  every  Sabbath   given, 
That  such  may  be  our  blett  employ 
Eternally  In  heaven. 


G04,  C05, 60C     worship. 


V)U4  L.   M.  Green's  Hundredth,  Monmouth. 

1  ^JWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
^  To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing, 
To  show  thy  love  hy  morning  light, 

And  talk  of  all  thy  truths  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest ; 

No  mortal  care  -shall  seize  my  hreast ; 
O  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  "found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound  ! 

3  Then  shall  I  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  my  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

4  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  I  desired  or  wished  below  ; 

And  every  power  find  sweet  employ 

In  that  eternal  world  of  joy.  Watts. 

f*f\  r  L.  M.    6l.  Eaton,  Cartbaje. 

QUO  He  shall  feed  his  Flock  like  a  Shepherd. 

1  nnHE  Saviour  meets  his  flock  to-day  ; 

-fl-  Shall  I  in  sloth  abide  at  home  ? 
Shall  I  behind  the  people  stay, 

When  Jesus  kindly  bids  me  come  ? 
I'll  go, — it  is  a  place  for  prayer, — 
In  hope  that  God  may  meet  me  there. 

2  How  long  did  faithful  Hannah  wait, 

And  served  the  Lord  for  many  years, 
Attending  at  the  temple  gate, 

With  fasting  and  with  many  tears  ! 
She  seldom  left  the  house  of  prayer, 
Till  God  was  pleased  to  meet  her  there. 

3  Remove  temptation,  O  my  Lord  ; 

And  "let  my  enemies  be  slain, 
Which  would  withdraw  me   from  thy  word, 

And  plunge  me  in  the  world  again : 
And  always  ready  may  I  stand 
To  take  my  seat  at  thy  right  hand. 

C.   M.  Sunday,  Howard's. 

The  Lord's  Day. 
iHE  Lord  of  Sabbath  let  us  praise, 
In  concert  with  the  blest, 


606 
T 


LORD'S  DAY.  607,  608 


Who,  joyful,  in  harmonious  lays, 
Employ  an  endleea  rest. 
E  Lord,  may  we  still  remember  tliee, 
And  more  in  knowledge  grow  ; 
And  n  ay  wa  more  of  dory  see, 
While  waiting  here  below. 

3  On  this  glad  day  a  brighter  scene 

of  glory  waa  die] 
By  God,  the  Eternal  Word,  than  when 
Tbia  unirera  ■  waa  made. 

4  tie  riaee,  who  our  souls  hath  bought, 

With  grief  and  pain  extreme: 
Twai  ik  tin-  world  from  nought ; 

'Twas  greater — to  redeem* 

Decourct's  Coll. 

I*    M.  Antijua,  Winchester. 

71c  1  ■  Heb.  iv.  9. 

1  npHINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love; 
I    But  there's  a  nobler  rot  above  ; 
thai  our  longing  souls  aspire. 
Will: 

5  No  mote  Ratine,  no  more  diati 

Nor  Bin  nor  Bell  shall  reach  the  place  j 
No  groan*,  to  mingle  with  the  songs 

Which  warble  from  immortal  tongue*. 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes  i 

No  tares  to  break  the  long  repose; 
No  midnight  shade,  do  clonded  sun, 
Obacuree  the  lustre  of  thy  throne. 

4  Around  thy  throne,  grant  we  may  meet, 
And  give  ua  but  the  lowest  seat; 

We'll  shout  thy  praise,  and  join  the  song 
Of  the  triumphant,  holy  throng. 

DoDDIWDOE. 


607 


B.    Iff  Watchman,  LitboD. 


608 

1   m-ELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 
"    Thai  saw  the  Lord  ariee; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast 
And  theaa  rejoicing  eyes'. 
I  The  King  hiaaaelf  comes  near, 

And   feaata  his  saints  to  day  : 
HON  we  may  ait  and  see  him  here. 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 


609,  610  worship. 


3  One  day,  amidst  the  place 

Where  my  dear  God  hath  been, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  Thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this  ; 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss.  Watts. 


H.    fif.  Murray. 


609 

1  X17ELCOME,  delightful  morn, 

vV    Thou  day  of  sacred  rest: 
I  hail  thy  kind  return  ; 

Lord,  make  these  moments  blest : 
From  low  delights  and  mortal  toys, 
I  soar  to  reach  immortal  joys. 

2  Now  may  the  King  descend, 

And  fill  his  throne  of  grace  ; 
Thy  sceptre,  Lord,  extevid, 

"While  saints  address  thy  face  : 
Let  sinners  feel  thy  quickening  word, 
And  learn  to  know  and  fear  the  Lord. 

3  Descend,  celestial  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers  j 
Disclose  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  bless  these  sacred  hours  ; 
Then  shall  my  soul  new  life  obtain, 
Nor  Sabbaths  be  indulged  in  vain. 

Hayward 


C.   El,   Clarendon,  Clifford,  Springfield. 


610 

1  "VVTBEX,  on  the  third,  auspicious  day, 

"▼     While  yet  the  blushing  dawn 
Shed  forth  it's  earliest  smiling  ray 
To  gild  the  rising  morn, — 

2  The  "holy  women"  sought  the  place 

Where  their  Beloved  was  laid, 
And  shining  angels  preached  the  grace 
That  raised  him  from  the  dead. 

3  They  hasted  from  the  hallowed  ground, 

Where  his  dear  flesh  had  lain, 
To  tell  his  mourning  friends  around, 
That  Jesus  lives  again. 


CHURCH.  611,  612 


4  This  day,  as  days  of  olden  time, 
Is  one  of  heavenly  joy  ; 
Good  tidings  reach  to  every  clime, 
And  every  tongue  employ. 


CHURCH. 

s%-t  •*  C.    M.      Phmpton,  New  Durham. 

Oil      The  I\  Uu  of  Persecutors.     Ps.  14. 

1  4  RE  sinners  now  so  senseless  grown, 
i»-  That  they  the  saints  devour? 

And  never  worship  at  thy  throne, 
Nor  fear  thine  awful  power? 

2  Great  God,  appear  to  their  surprise; 

Reveal  thy  dreadful  name; 
Let  them  do  in- re  thy  wrath  despise, 

Nor  turn  our  hope  to  shame. 
'3  Dosfl  thou  not  dwell  among  the  just? 

And   yet  QUI  foei  d.-ride 
That  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust: 

Great  God,  confound  their  pride. 
4  O  that  the  joyful  day  were  come, 

To  finish  our  distress ! 
When  God  shall  bring  his  children  home, 

Our  songs  shall  new  r  en  see.  Watt*. 


L.   Iff.  6l. 

Thr  Presence,  of  Ood. 


612 

1    A  8,  panting  in  the  sultry  beam, 

•  ■     ! 'h«  hait  de-ires  the  cooling  stream, 

So  to  thy  presence,  Lord,  I  flee, 

So  longs  my  soul,  <>  God,  for  thee; 

Athirst  to  taste  thy  living  grace, 

And  see  thy  glory  face  to  face. 

Hut  risinc  irriet's  distress  my  soul, 

And  tears  on  te;irs  successive  roll: 

lor  many  an  evil  voice  is  near 

To  chide  my  wo,  and  mock  my  fear  ; 

And  silent  memory  weeps  .alone, 

o'er  hours  of  peace  and  irladness  flown. 

3  For  I  have  walked  the  happy  round 
That  circles  Zion's  holy  ground, 


613,  614  CHURCH. 

And  gladly  swelled  the  choral  lays 
That  hymned  my  srreat  Redeemer's  praise, 
What  time  the  hallowed  arch  along 
Responsive  swelled  the  solemn  song. 
4  Ah  !    why,  by  passing  clouds  oppressed, 
Should  vexing  thoughts  distract  my  breast  ? 
Turn,  turn  to  him,  in  every  pain, 
Whom  never  suppliant  sought  in  vain  ; 
Thy  strength,  in  .toy's  ecstatic  day— 
Thy  hope,  when  joy  has  passed  away.     Gems. 

/-»-|  Q  lis  ilc  iuvs.  Brightness  of  Glory. 

UlO  Zion   Triumphant. 

1  DAUGHTER  of  Zion,  awake  from  thv  sad- 
U      ness ! 

Wake  !    for  thy  foes  shall  oppress  thee  no 

more. 
Bright,  o'er  the  hills,  dawns   the  day-star  of 

gladness  : 
Rise',    for  the  night  of  thy  sorrow  is  o'er. 

2  Strong  were  thy  foes ;   but  the  arm  that  sub- 

dued them. 
And  scattered  their  legions,  was  mightier  far  ; 
They  fled,  like    the    chaff,  from    the   scourge 

that  pursued  them  ; 
Vain  were  their  steeds,  and   their  chariots 

of  war. 

3  Daughter  of  Zion,  the  power  that  hath  saved 

thee, 
Extolled    with    the    harp    and    the    timbrel 
should  be  ; 
Shout !  for  the  foe  is  destroyed  that  enslaved 
thee  ; — 
The  oppressor  is  vanquished,  and    Zion    is 
free!  Spiritual  Soxgs. 


614 


S.    M.  Kibworth,  St. Thoma 

Gospel   Worship  and  Order. 


1  T^AR  as  thy  name  is  known, 
-T    The  world  declares  thy  praise  ; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 

Their  songs  of  honor  raise. 

2  With  joy  let  Judah  stand 

On  Zion 's  chosen  hill, 
Troclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand, 
And  counsels  of  thv  will.* 


CHURCH.  615 


3  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell; 
Compa-ss  and  view  the  boly  ground, 
And  mark  the  building  well; — 

4  The  order  of  thy   i 

The  worship  of  thy  court, 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows; — 
And  make  a  lair  report. 

5  How  decent  and  how  w 

How  glorious  to  behold  ! 

iid  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorned  with  gold. 
C  Tie    I  --hip  DOW 

Will  guide  us  till  we  die  j 
Will  '-  Mile  here  below, 

And  ours  above  th  Watts. 


61 


L.   ."■!.    I.     ;,.  Klrndon.  New  Silta'h. 

O  Char.  '       latum*.  Vs.  A'o. 

1  /  ( '  H)  is  the  n  '  lints 

"  *   When  stonns  of  Bharp  distress  invade ; 
(tur  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Let  :  .a  their  seats  be  hurled 

Down   to  the  deep,   and  buried   there; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world; 

Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  tear. 
Loud  may  the  troul  I  ar-» 

abide  j 
While  even-  nation,  every  shore, 

moles  and  dr<  «  :ling  tide. 

i  4  There  .  p  hose  gentle  flow 

Supplies  the  city  of  our  God  ; 
Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through, 
And   u  atering  our  di\  ine  abode. 

I  -tn  am,  thy  boly  word, 
Our  grief  alia}  i, 

■  by  promises  afford, 
And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 
Zion  enjoj  s  bet  Bfonarch'i  I 

.  b  ■gpiasft  a  threatening  bout ; 
Nor  can   her  firm  foundations  mow — 

Built  on  his  truth,  and  armed  u  ith  power. 
Wat  is. 


616,  617  church. 


/?-!  n  L.    M.  Green's,  All  Saicts. 

^J  A  *J   God  the  Glory  and  Defence  of  Zion. 

1  TTAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  plaee, 
-ti  The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace  j 
Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 

Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

2  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warriors  waits; 
Xor  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
Fixed  on  his  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage  ; 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage  : 
Like  rising  waves,  with  angry  roar, 
That  dash  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

4  Then  let  our  souls  in  Zion  dwell, 
Nor  fear  the  wrath  of  Rome  and  hell : 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 

5  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun : 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 
On  us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 

And  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise.     Watts. 


C.   M.  Hear,  Clifford. 

The  Safety  of  the  Church.     Isa.  xxvi.  1,6. 


617 

1  "LTOYV  honorable  is  the  %place 
jLa  Where  we,  adoring,  stand  ! 
Zijn,  the  glory  of  the  earth, 

And  beauty  of  the  land  ! 

2  Bulwarks  of  mighty  grace  defend 

The  city  where  we  dwell ; 
The  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  the  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  gates, 

The  doors  wide  open  fling: 
Enter,  ye  nations  that  obey 
The  statutes  of  our  King. 

4  Here  shall  you  taste  unmingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace — 
You  who  have  known  Jehovah's  name, 
And  ventured  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  for  ever  trust, 

And  banish  all  vour  fears  : 


CHUKCH;  618,  f>19 


Btrenfth  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 

Eternal  as  his  ft  Watts. 


C«    M.        Brain'ree,  Peterborough. 
The   Triumph  of  Christ. 


618 

1  "  T  LIFT  my  banners,"  saith  the  Lcrd, 

J    "When  antichrist  has  stood; 

M  The  city  off  my  goapel  foea 

M  Shall  be  a  field  oi  blood. 

2  '•  My  lifart  has  studied  just  revenge, 

"  And  now  the  day  appean  ; 
"  The  day  of  my  redeemed  is  come, 
"To  wipe  away  their  tears. 

3  "  I  call  for  helpers,  but  in  vain  : 

"Then  has  my  gospel  none: 
"  Weil,  mine  own  arm  has  might  enough 
"To  crush  my  foea  alone. 

_rhter  and  my  favouring 'sword 
"  Shall  walk  round  : 

"  Babel  shall  reel  beneath  my  stroke, 
:nd." 
5  Thine  honors,  O  victorious  King, 
Thine  own  right  hand  shall  raise, 
While  we  thine  awful  vengeance  sin?, 

And  our  Deliverer  praise.  Watts. 

B.    M.   Shit-land.  Hopkins,  Watchman. 
Lore  to  the   Church. 
1  T  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
1  The  house  of  thine  abode — 
The  church  our  West  Redeemer  saved 
With  his  own  precious  blood. 
12  I  love  thy  chun  h,  0  God  ; 

Her  wallfl  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
graven  on  thy  hand. 
:'»  [f  i  Vr  to  bless  thy  sons 
My  v^ice  or  hands  deny, 

'.ill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  Bilence  die. 
-1  If  e'er  my 

•  >r  her  wo, 
y  joy  this  heart  foi 
And  every  grief  o'erflow 


619 


620  CHURCH. 


5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 

For  her  my  prayers  ascend ; 
To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways — 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

7  Jesus,  thou  Friend  divine, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand,  from  every  snare  and  foe, 
Shall  great  deliverance  bring. 

8  Sure  a?  thy  truth  shall  last, 

To  Zion  shall  be  given 
The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield, 

And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven.  Watts. 


620 


lis.  liumea,  Immanuel. 

Church  in  Affliction.    Isa.  xlix.  14 — 17. 

1  r\  ZIOX,  afflicted  with  wave  upon  wave, 
KM  Whom    no  man   can   comfort,  whom    no 

man  can  save ; 

With    darkness    surrounded,   by   terrors    dis- 
mayed, 

In  toiling  and  rowing,  thy  strength  is  decayed. 

2  Loud  roaring,  the  billows  now  nigh  overwhelm, 
But  skilful's  the  Pilot  who  sits  at  the  helm  ; 
His  wisdom  conducts  thee,  his  power  thee  de- 
fends ; 

In  safety  and  quiet  thy  warfare  he  ends. 

3  "  O  fearful !  O  faithless!"  in  mercy  lie  cries  ; 
"  My   promise,    my    truth,    are    they    light   in 

thine  eyes? 
"Still,  still  I  am  with  thee,  my  promise  shall 

stand  ; 
11  Through  tempest  and  tossing  I'll  bring  thee 

to  land. 

4  "  Forget  thee  I  will  not — I  cannot :  thy  name, 
11  Engraved  on  my  heart,  doth  for  ever  remain  ; 
"  The  palms  of  my  hands  while  I  look  on,  I 

see 
M  The  wounds  I  received  when  suffering  for 
thee. 


church.  621.  C22 


5"I  feel  at  my  heart  all  thy  sighs  and  thy 
groans, 

"  For  thou  art  most  near  me— my  flesh  and 
my  bones  ; 

"  In  all  thy  distresses  thy  Head  feels  the 
pain — 

"  Yet  all  are  most  needful,  not  one  is  in  vain 
6  "Then  trust  me,  and  fear  not;  thy  life  is  se- 
cure : 

11  My  wisdom  is  perfect,  supreme  is  my  power ; 

"  In  love  I  correct  thee,  thy  soul  to  refine, 

'•  To  make  thee  at  length  in  my  likeness  to 
shine."  Jay's  Coll 

/?i)t  C.    M.  Bethlehem 

Oi-  1  Ziou  exalted  above  the  HiOs, 

1  /"VER  mountain  tops  the  mount  of  God, 
yJ   In  latter  days,  shall  rise 

Above  the  summit  of  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wondering  eyes. 

2  To  this  the  joyful  nations  round, 

All  tnlx  >  ;md  tongues,  shall  flow  ; 
Up  to  the  mount  of  God.  they  say, 
And  to  hi-  bouse,  we'll 

3  The  beams  that  shine  from  Zion's  hill 

Shall  lighten  every  l  ind  ; 
The  King,  who  reigns  in  Salem's  towers, 
Shall  tin'  whole  world  command. 

4  Among  the  nations  he  shall  judge; 

His  judgment!  truth  shall  guide  ; 
His  sceptre  shall  protect  the  just, 
Ami  crush  the  sinner's  pride. 

5  No  war  shall  rage,  no  hostile  feuds 

Disturb  those  peaceful  years: 
To  ploughshares  men  shall  boat  their  swords, 
To  pruning-honks  their  spears. 

6  Come  then,  (>  bouse  of  Jacob,  come, 

And  worship  at  his  shrine  ; 
And,  walking  in  the  liffht  of  God, 

With  holy  beauties  shine.  Scotch  Pak 


[622 

1   AN  thy  church,  0  Power  divine, 
^*  Cause  thy  glorious  face  to  shul 


7a.  Pleyel'i  Hymn. 

Future  Glory  of  the  Church.    Ps.  G7. 


623,  C24  CHURCH. 


Till  the  nations  from  afar 
Hail  her  as  their  guiding  star. 
2  Then  shall  God,  with  lavish  hand, 
Scatter  blessings  o'er  the  land  ; 
And  the  world's  remotest  bound 
With  the  voice  of  praise  resound. 

G3Q  C.    M.  Cambridge,  Mcar. 

~93         The  Church.     Cant.  vi.  10. 

1  ^JAY,  who  is  she  that  look:  abroad 
►^  Like  the  sweet  blushing  dawn, 
When  with  her  living  light  she  paints 

The  dew  drops  of  the  lawn: 

2  Fair  as  the  moon,  when  in  the  skies 

Serene  her  throne  she  guides, 
And  o'er  the  twinkling  stars  supreme1 
In  full-orbed  glory  rides  ; — 

3  Clear  as  the  sun,  when  from  the  east 

Without,  a  cloud  he  springs, 
And  scatters  boundless  light  and  heat 
From  his  resplendent  wings  ; — 

4  Tremendous  as  a  host,  that  moves 

Majestically  slow, 
With  banners  wide  displayed,  all  armed, 
All  ardent  for  the  foe  ; — 

5  This  is  the  church,  by  heaven  arrayed 

With  strength  and  grace  divine  ; 
Thu?  shall  she  strike  her  foes  with  dread, 
And  thus  her  glories  shine.  Gems. 


C.    M.   S\  David's,  Abridge,  London. 
Die  Filing  icith  God.     Ps.  24. 


624 

1  rpHE  earth  for  ever  is  the  Lord's, 

A    With  Adam's  numerous  race  my> 
He  raised  its  arches  o'er  the  floods, 
And  built  it  on  the  seas. 

2  But  who.  among  the  sons  of  men, 

May  visit  thine  abode? 
He  that  hath  hands  from  mischief  clean, 
Whose  heart  is  right  with  God. 

3  This  is  the  man  may  rise,  and  take 

The  blessings  of  his  grace ; 
This  is  the  lot  of  those  that  seek 
The  God  of  Jacob's  face. 


LORD'S  STOPPER.         695.   626 

4  Now  let  our  souls'  immortal  powers 

To  meet  the  Lord  prepare  : 

Lift  up  their  everlasting  doors  ; 

The  King  of  glory's  near. 

5  The  King  of  glory  !  who  can  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  might  : 
He  rules  the  nations  ;  but  to  dwell 
With  saints  is  his  delight.  Watts. 


625 


LORDS    SUPPER. 

C.    M.  York,  St.Jame?. 

1  piATHER,  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace, 
-T    To  see  thy  dories  shine  ; 

The  Lord  will  his  own  table  bless, 
And  make  the  least  divine. 

2  We  loach,  we  tastfl  the   heavenly  bread, 

We  drink  the  sacred  cup  : 
With  outward  forms  our  sense  is  fed, 
Our  souls  rejoice  in  iiope. 

3  We  shall  appear  before  the  throne 

Of  our  forsnvin<:  God, 
Plowed  in  the  garments  of  his  Sou, 
And  sprinkled  witli  his  blood. 

4  We  -hall  be  strong  to  run  the  race, 

And  climb  the  upper  sky  ; 
Christ  will  provide  <»ur  souls  with  grace; 
He  bought  a  large  supply. 

5  Let  us  Indulge  a  cheerful  frame, 

For  joy  becomes  a  : 
We  love  the  memory  of  his  name 

More  than  tin-  wine  we  taste.  Watts 

626  B.    M.  ShirUni 

1  rjLOEY  tn  God  on  high  ; 

'  ■    I  'iir  peace  is  made  with  heaven; 
The  Son  of  God  easae  dowa  to  die. 
That  we  might  be  forgiven. 

2  His  precious  blood  fras  sh»-d, 
His  body  braised  for  sin  : 


<3'27,  628         LORD'S  SUPPER. _____ 

Remember  this  in  eating  bread, 
And  this  in  drinking  wine. 

3  Approach  his  royal  board, 

In  his  rich  garments  clad ; 
Join  every  tongue  to  praise  the  Lord, 
And  every  heart  be  glad. 

4  The  Father  gives  the  Son  ; 

The  Son  his  flesh  and  blood  : 
The  Spirit  applies,  and  faiih  puts  on 
The  righteousness  of  God.        Meth.  Coll. 

(*£)"?  C.    M.  Swanwick. 

\J_i  4         Divine  Glories  and  Graces. 
1  TTOW  are  thy  glories  here  displayed, 
JlA  Great  God,  how  bright  they  shine, 
While,  at  thy  word,  we  break  "the  bread, 
And  pour  the  flowing  wine  ! 
52  Here  thy  revenging  justice  stands, 
And  pleads  his  dreadful  cause  ; 
Here  saving  mercy  spreads  her  hands, 
Like  Jesus  on  the  cross. 

3  Thy  saints  attend,  with  every  grace, 

On  this  great  sacrifice  ; 
And  love  appears  with  cheerful  face, 
And  faith  with  fixed  eyes. 

4  Our  hope  in  waiting  posture  sits, 

To  heaven  directs  her  sight ; 
Here  every  warmer  passion  meets, 
And  warmer  powers  unite. 

5  Zeal  and  revenge  perform  their  part, 

And  rising  sin  destroy  ; 
Repentance  comes  with  aching  heart — 
Yet  not  forbids  the  joy. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  change  our  faith  to  sight, 

Let  sin  for  ever  die  ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  be  all  delight, 
And  every  tear  be  dry.  Watts. 

L.    M.  Sicilian. 

The  Gospel  Feast.     Luke  xiv.  16,  &e. 
I  \JO\V  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord  ! 
Al  Thy  table,  furnished  from  above  ! 
The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board, 
The  cup  o'errtows  with  heavenly  love. 


628 


LORD'S  sitter. 62!) 

ii  Thine  ancient  family,  tlie  Jews, 

Were  first  invited  to  the  feast: 

We  humbly  take  what  they  refuse, 

And  Gentiles  iliy  salvation  taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  blind,  the  lame  •, 

And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh  ! 
But,  at  the  goepi  1  rail,  we  came, 
And  every  want  received  supply. 

4  From  the  highway  that  leads  to  hell, 

From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair, 
Lord,  we  are  come  with  thee  to  dwell, 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  presence  here. 

5  What  shall  we  pay  th'  eternal   Son, 

Who  i^tt  the  heaven  of  his  abode, 
And  to  this  wretched  earth  came  down, 
To  hrinji  US  wanderers  back  to  God  ! 

6  Our  everlasting  love  is  due 

To  him  who  ransomed  sinners  lost  ; 
And  pitied   rebels,  when  he  knew 
The  va.-t  expense  his  love  would  cost. 

W.\  rrs. 


629 


VZ\)  C.  M.  CfcritfaiM 

Divine  Love  mahin'j  a  Fcc.<t,and  calling  in  the  guests. 

1  TT^W  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place, 
A-l   With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While  everlasting  love  displays 

The  choicest  of  her  stores '. 

2  Here  every  bowel  of  OUT  God 

With  soft  compassion  rolls  ■ 
Here  peace  and  pardon*,  bought  with  blood, 
[i  i I  i.>r  dying  souls. 

3  Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  fea.-t. 

That  sweetly  drew  \\>,  in  ; 
Else  we  had  still  refused  to  taste, 
And  perished  in  our  sin. 

4  Pity  the  nations,  0  our  God  ; 

Constrain  the  earth  to  come; 

Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad, 

And  sting  the  Strangers  home. 

5  We  Ions  to  see  thy  chun  lies  full, 

That  all  the  chosen  rare 
May,  with  one  voice,  and  heart,  and  soul, 
Sin^  thy  redeeming  gra  -  Wavti 


630,  631         LORD'S  SUPPER. 


630  £   M.  Dover. 

Communion  icith  Christ,  and  with  Saints. 
1  Cor.  x.  16,  17.  . 

1  TESUS  invites  his  saints 

«J    To  meet  around  his  board  ; 
Here  pardoned  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
Communion  with  the  Lord. 

2  Fcr  food  he  gives  his  flesh  ; 

He  bids  us  drink  his  blood : 
Amazing  favor,  matchless  grace, 
Of  our  descending  God  ! 

3  This  holy  bread  and  wine 

Maintain  our  fainting  breath, 
By  union  with  our  living  Lord, 
And  interest  in  his   death. 

4  Our  heavenly  Father  calls 

Christ  and  his  members  one  ; 
We  the  young  children  of  his  love, 
And  he  the  First-born  Son. 

5  We  are  but  several  parts 

Of  the  same  broken  bread  ; 
One  body  hath  its  several  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  head. 

6  Let  all  our  powers  be  joined, 

His  glorious  name  to  raise  ; 
Pleasure  and  love  fill  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise.  Watts. 

/>qi  L.   M.  Bath. 

OOl    The  .Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord. 

1  TESUS  is  gone  above  the  skies, 

v    Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not  j 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes, 
To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

2  He  knows  what  wandering  hearts  we  have, 

Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face  ; 
And,  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
These  kind  memorials  of  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread, 

With  his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood  j 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 
And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  our  God. 


i.nuirs  sri'PKK.       (>S2.  f>33 

4  Let  sinful  SWeetS  bfl  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  ; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 
And  faitli  and  hope  be  fixed  on  him. 

5  \Yhil>t  he  Is  absent  from  c»ur  sicht, 

'Tis  to  prepare  OUT  SOdls  a  pis 
Thai  we  may  dwell  in  heavenly  light, 
And  live  j. ir  ever  near  his  face,      watts. 


632 


C    M,  Barby. 

1    YESCS !  o  word  divinely  sweet! 
*J   How  charming  Is  the  sound  ! 

What  joyful  news!  what  heavenly  sense 
In  that  dear  name  is  found! 
0.  Our  souls,  all  guilty,  and  condemned, 
In  hopeless  fetters  lay  ; 
Our  souls,  with  numerous  sins  depraved, 
To  death  and  hell  a  prey. 

to  purge  away  this  guilt 
A  willing  victim  mil, 
And  on   his  cross  triumphant  broke 
The  hands  of  death  and  bell. 

mighty  to  destroy ; 
He  mighty  \\  a<  to 

i.  but  could  not  long  be  held 
A  prisum-r  in  the  grave. 
.  who  mighty  art  to 
.-^till  push  thy  conquest  on  ; 
Extend  the  triumphs  of  thj 
Where'er  the  sun  has  shone. 
G  0  Captain  of  salvation,  make 

'J'h}    power  and  merry  known  ; 
Till  crowds  of  willing  converts 

And   worship  at   th\    throne.  Siknvi  ri. 

/?nn  0«   M. 

000  2Tu  Prtroxnont for  the  Table  of  our  Lord. 

1  T  OKI),  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand, 
■L^  And  sing  the  solemn  I 

Where  sweet,  celestial  dainties  stand, 
For  every  willing  guest. 

2  The  tree  of  life  adorns  the  hoard, 

With   rich,  immortal   fruit  ; 
And  ii'Vr  an  angry,  flaming  >word, 
To  guard  the  passage  to't 


C34.  635         LORD'S  SUPPER. 

3  The  cup  stands  crowned  with  living  juice, 

The  fountain  flows  above  ; 
And  runs  down  streaming,  for  our  use, 
In  rivulets  of  love. 

4  The  food's  prepared  by  heavenly  art, 

The  pleasure's  well* refined  ; 
They  spread  new  life  through  every  heart, 
And  cheer  the  drooping  mind. 

5  Shout,  and  proclaim  the  Saviour's  love, 

Ye  saints  that  taste  his  wine  ; 
Join  with  your  kindred  saints  above, 
In  loud  hosannas  join. 

6  A  thousand  glories  to  the  God 

Who  gives  such  joy  as  this  ; 
Hosrnna!  let  it  sound  abroad, 
And  reach  where  Jesus  is.  Watts. 

(■534  p.  m.  ***** 

i  T   ORD,  at  thy  table  I  behold 
J-J  The  wonders  of  thy  grace  j 
Lot  most  of  all  admire  that  I 
Should  find  a  welcome  place. 

2  What  strange,  surprising  grace  is  this, 

That  such  a  soul  has  room ! 
My  Saviour  takes  me  by  the  hand, 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

3  ';  Eat,  O  my  friends,"  the  Saviour  cries  ; 

"  The  feast  was  made  for  you : 
vt  For  you  I  groaned,  and  bled,  and  died, 
"And  rose,  and  triumphed  too." 

4  With  trembling  faith,  and  bleeding  heart?, 

Lord,  we  accept  thy  love  : 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had, — 
What  will  it  be  above  ? 

5  Ye  saints  below,  and  hosts  of  heaven, 

Join  all  your  praising  powers: 
Xo  theme  is  like  redeeming  love, 
Xo  Saviour  is  like  ours.  Stenxett. 


63.: 


L.  M. 


1    IV'OW,  far  above  these  starry  skies, 
1^1    Our  Jesus  fills  his  brighter  throne, 
Invisible  to  mortal  eyes. 
But  not  to  humble  faith  unknown. 


LORD'S  STPPER. 636 

2  The  countless  hosts  thai  round  him  stand, 

The  subjects  of  his  sovereign  power, 
Fly  through  the  world  nt  his  command, 
Or  prostrate  at  his  feet  adore. 

3  His  name  above  all  creatures  great, 

He  all  sustains  and  all  controls; 
Yet,  from  his  high,  exalted  state, 
Looks  kindly  down  on  humble  soul3. 

4  Though  in  the  glories  he  possessed, 

Long  ere  this  world  or  time  began, 

He  shines  the  Bon  of  God  confessed, 

Yet  owns  himself  the  .^on  of  man. 

5  Here  once  in  agonies  he  died, 

Now  in  the  heavens  be  ever  lives  ; 
Of  joy  there  pours  the  eternal  tide, 
Here  saves  the  sinner  who  believes. 

6  Come,  quickly  come,  immortal  King; 

On  earth  thy  regal  boners  raise; 
The  full  salvation  promised,  bring; 
Then  every  tongue  shall  sing  thy  praise. 

Tl'RXER. 

630  C    ftf.  Mexr 

1  rpHE  King  of  heaven  his  fable  spreads, 
I     And   blessings  crown  the  board  ; 
Not  paradise,  with  all  Its 
Could  such  delight  afford. 
I  2  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 
And  endless  life,  sr  -  given. 
Through  the  rich  Mood  that  Jesus  shed 
To  raise  our  souls  t . »  heaven. 
|3  Millions  of  souls,  In  glory  now, 
Were  fed  and  feasted   ; 
And  millions  more,  still  on  the  way, 
Around  the  board  appear. 
Il  All  things  are  ready  ;  come  away, 
Nor  weak  excuses  frame  ; 
Crowd  to  your  places  at  the  feast, 
And  bless  the  Pounder's  name. 

Met!!.  Coix. 


637,  638  MINISTRY. 


MINISTRY. 


637 


L.    M.  Green's  Hunire-J'b. 

1  piQMFORT,  ye  ministers  of  crace, 
^   Comfort  the  people  of  your  Lord  ; 
O,  lift  ye  up  the  fallen  race, 

And  cheer  them  by  the  gospel  word. 

2  Go  into  every  nation,  so, 

Speak  to  their  trembling  heart?,  and  cr\', 
Glad  tidings  unto  all  we  show  ; 
Jerusalem,  thy  God  is  nigh. 

3  The  Lord  your  God  shall  quickly  come  ; 

Sinners,  repent,  the  call  obey  ; 
Open  your  kearts  to  make  him  room; 
Ye  desert  souls,  prepare  his  way. 

4  The  Lord  shall  clear  his  way  through  all ; 

Whate'er  obstructs,  obstructs  in  vain  ; 
The  vale  shall  rise,  the  mountain  fall, 
Crooked  be  straight,  and  rugged  plain. 

5  The  glory  of  the  Lord,  displayed, 

Shall  all  mankind  together  view, 
And  what  his  mouth  in  truth  hath  said, 
His  own  almighty  hand  shall  do. 

Meth.  Coll. 

/»Qn  L.    M.  Emistaa,  Luton. 

UOO     Institution  of  the  Gospel  Ministry. 

1  T^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  house 

-T    Smile  on  our  homage  and  our  vows; 
While  with  a  grateful  heart  we  share 
These  pledges  of  our  Saviour's  care. 

2  The  Saviour,  when  to  heaven  he  rose 
In  splendid  triumph  o'er  his  foes, 
Scattered  his  gifts  on  men  below. 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  flow. 

3  Hence  spruns  the  apostle's  honored  name, 
Sacred  beyond  heroic  fame  : 

In  lowlier  forms,  to  bless  our  eyes, 
Pastors  from  hence,  and  teachers  rise. 

4  From  Christ  their  varied  gifts  derive, 
And,  fed  by  Christ,  their  graces  Jive-, 


MINISTRY.  639,  640 


While,  guarded  by  his  potent  hand, 

Midst  all  the  rage  of  hell  they  stand. 

5  So  shall  the  bright  succession  run 
Through  the  last  courses  of  the  sun  ; 
While  unborn  churches,  by  their  care, 
Shall  rise  and  flourish,  lame  and  fair. 

6  Jesus  our  Lord,  their  hearts  shall  know, 
The  springs  whence  all  these  blessings  flow  ; 
Pastors  and  people  shout  his  praise 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days. 

Doddridge. 

OvjSJ  L.M.fiu  Eaton,  Wexford. 

1  |"iIYE  me  the  faith  which  can  remove 
^J  And  sink  the  mountain  to  a  plain  ; 
Give  me  the  childlike,  praying  love, 

Which  longs  to  build  thy  house  again  : 
Thy  love  lot  it  my  heart  o'erpower, 
Am  ill  my  simple  soul  devour. 

2  My  talent-,  gifts,  and  Daces,  Lord, 

Into  thy  blessed  bands  receive  ; 
And  let  me  live  t<>  preach  thy  word, 

And  let  me  to  t  by  gloij   I 
•  ry  sacred  moment  spend 
la  publishi]  i 

3  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  ill  my  heart 

With  boundless  charity  divine  ; 
So  ahall  I  all  my  strength 

And  [ove  them  with  a  zeal  like  thine; 
And  lead  them  to  thy  open  side, 
The  sheep  fot  vrhom  their  Shepherd  died. 

Meth.  Coll. 

f*4f\  L.   M.         Old  Hundred,  Blendon. 

D4U  Ordination. 

("iREAT  Lord  df  angels,  we  adore 
J"  The  grace  that  build-  thy  eouitl  below; 
And,  through  ten  thousand  SOUl  of  light, 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortal-  d  >. 
}  Amidst  the  grastes  <>r  time  and  death, 
Successive  psjsMuii  thou  dost  r 
Thy  charge  to  keep,  thj  bouse  to  Lruide, 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  pi 

I  The  heavenlv  natives,  with  delight, 


641  MINISTRY. 


Nor  scorn  to  learn  from  mortal  tongues 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

4  At  length,  dismissed  from  feeble  clay, 

Thy  servants  join  th'  angelic  band  ; 
With  them  through  distant  worlds  they  fly, 
With  them  before  thy  presence  stand 

5  O  glorious  hope  !  O  blest  employ  ! 

Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  ! 
When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts, 
And  all  their  joy  and  honor  share  ? 

6  Yet  while  these  labors  we  pursue, 

Thus  distant  from  thy  heavenly  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 
And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 
Doddridge. 


641 


C.    If.  Cambridge,  Winter. 

1  JESUS,  the  word  of  mercy  give, 
■J   And  let  it  swiftly  run  ; 

And  let  the  priests  themselves  believe, 
And  put  salvation  on. 

2  Clothed  with  the  spirit  of  holiness, 

May  all  thy  people  prove 
The  plenitude  of  gospel  grace, 
The  joy  of  perfect  love. 

3  Jesus,  let  all  thy  lovers  shine, 

Illustrious  as  the  sun  ; 
And,  bright  with  borrowed  rays  divine, 
Their  glorious  circuit  run. 

4  Beyond  the  reach  of  mortals,  spread 

Their  light  where'er  they  go  j 
And  heavenly  influences  shed 
On  all  the  "world  below. 

5  As  giants,  may  they  run  their  race, 

Exulting  in  their  might ; 
As  burning  luminaries,  chase 
The  gloom  of  hellish  night ; — 

6  As  the  bright  Sun  of  rishteousness, 

Their  healing  wings  display; 
And  let  their  lustre  still  increase 
Unto  the  perfect  day.  Meth.  Coll. 


MixrsTRY.  642,  643 


C.    M.  Abridge,  Christmas. 

Ministers  icatck  for  Soul*.    Heb.  xiii.  17. 


642 


1  T  ET  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
*-i  And  take  the  alarm  they  give; 
Now  let  them  from  the  month  of  God 

Their  awful  charge  receive. 

2  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import 

The  pastor's  care  demands  ; 
But  what  might  fill  an  angel's  heart — 
It  filled  a  Saviour's  hands. 

3  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord 

Did  heavenly  bliss  forego; 
For  souls,  which  must  for  ever  live, 
In  raptures,  or  in  wo. 

4  May  they  that  Jesus,  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  Redeemer,  see  ; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

Doddridge. 


643 


Tannfatfc,  Thattber. 

1  T  ORD  of  the  harvest,  Im  si 
-Li  Thy  net  '  cry  ; 

Answer  our  futh's  effectual  prayer, 
And  all  our  wants  Blipply. 

2  On  thee  we  humbly  wait, 

Our  wants  are  in  thy  \  . 
The  harvest  truly,  Lord,  is  great, 
The  laborer!  are  few. 

3  Convert,  and  send  forth  more 

Into  thy  church  abroad, 

rAnd  Ut  them  speak  thy  word  of  power, 
As  workers  with  their  God. 
•be  pure  gospel  word, 
The  word  of  general  crace  ; 
Then  let  them  preach  the  common  Lord, 

Saviour  of  human  rare. 
O,  let  them  spread  thy  name, 

Their  mission  fully  prove; 
Thy  universal  prare  proclaim, 

Th;;  ming  love.         Meth.  Coll 


G44?  645  MINISTRY. 


/-»   a    a  8s,  ?3  &.  4.      Tamworth,  Helmsley. 

v)t:t:  Cry  aloud.     Isa.  lviii.  1. 

1  T^TEX  of  God,  go,  take  your  stations; 

It  A  Darkness  reigns  throughout  the  earth  ; 
Go,  proclaim  among  the  nations, 

Joyful  news  of  heavenly  birth  j 
Bear  the  tidings 

Of  the  Saviour's  matchless  worth. 

2  What  though  earth  and  hell,  united, 

Should  oppose  the  Saviour's  plan  ? 
Plead  his  cause,  nor  be  affrighted  : 
Fear  ye  not  the  face  of  man : 

Vain  their  tumult, 
Stop  his  work  they  never  can. 

3  When  exposed  to  fearful  dangers, 

Jesus  will  his  own  defend  : 
Eorne  afar  midst  foes  and  strangers, 
Jesus  will  appear  your  friend  : 

And  his  presence 
Shall  be  with  you  to  the  end.  Kelly. 


645 


L.   M.  Park  Street,  Arnheim. 

The  Pastor's  TVish  for  his  People.  Phil.  iv.   1. 

1  "\TV  brethren,  from  my  heart  beloved, 
jJL  Whose  welfare  fills  my  daily  care, 
My  present  joy,  my  future  crown, 

The  word  of  exhortation  hear. 

2  Stand  fast  upon  the  solid  rock 

Of  the  Redeemer's  righteousness  ; 
Adorn  the  grospel  with  your  lives, 
And  practise  what  your  lips  profess. 

3  "With  pleasure  meditate  the  hour, 

When  he,  descending  from  the  skies, 
Shall  bid  your  bodies,  mean  and  vile, 
In  his  all-glorious  image  rise. 

4  Glory  in  his  dear  honored  name, 

To  him  inviolably  cleave  ; 
Your  all  he  purchased  by  his  blood, 
Nor  let  him  less  than  all  receive. 

5  Such  is  your  pastor's  faithful  charge, 

Whose  soul  desires  not  yours,  but  you ; 
O  may  he,  at  the  Lord's  right  hand, 
Himself  and  all  his  people  view  !     Gibbon*. 


MINISTRY.  646,  C47 


646  U-  M-        Triumph,  Whitchurch. 

.Ministers  a  twssf  Survr  to  Gvd.    2  Cor.  ii.  15,  16. 

1  r>RA(SE  to  the  Lord  on  high, 

A     Who  spreads  his  triumphs  wide  ; 
While  Jesus'  fragrant  name 
Is  breathed  on  every  side: 
Balmy,  and  rich  the  odors  rise, 
And  "fill  the  earth  and  reach  the  skies. 

2  Ten  thousand  dying  souls 

Its  influence  feel — and  live  ; 
Sweeter  than  vital  air 

The  incense  they  receive; 
They  breathe  anew,  and  rise  and  sing 
Jesus  the  Lord,  their  conquering  King. 

3  But  sinners  scorn  the  grace 

That  brings  salvation  nigh  ; 
They  turn  away  their  face, 

And  faint,  and  fall,  and  die: 
So  sad  a  doom,   ye  saints,  deplore, 
Tor,  O,  the]    fall  to  rise  no  more. 

4  YbV  wise  and  mighty  God, 

Shall  all  tby  servants  be, 
In  those  who  live  or  die, 

A  savor  sweel  to  thee  ; 
Supremely  bright  thy  grace  shall  shine, 
Guarded  frith  names  of  wrath  divine. 

DoDDamex. 

6   17  L.    M.  WelU. 

1  ^SAVTOUB  of  men,  thy  searching  eye 
^    Doth  all  mine  inmost  thoughts  descry  ; 
Doth  aught  iui  earth  my  wishes  raise, 

Or  the  world'-  pleasures  or  ir<  praise? 

2  The  love  of  Christ  doth  me  constrain 

k  the  wandering  souls  of  mm  ; 

With  cries,  entreaties,  tears  to    save, 

To  from  the  gaping  grave. 

?.  For  this  let  men  revile  my  name  ; 

\<>  cross   I   shun.   I   fear  no  shame  ; 

All  hail,  reproach,  and  welcome,  pain  j 

Only  thy  terrors,  Lord,  restrain. 
4  My  life,  my  blood,  I  h^re   preset. 

If  for  thy  truth  they  ma>    be  spent  j 


648.  649  MINISTRY. 


Fulfil  thy  sovereign  counsel,  Lord  ; 
Thy  will  be  done,  thy  name  adored. 
S  Give  me  thy  strength,  O  God  of  power; 
Then,  let  winds  blow,  or  thunders  roar, 
Thy  ftiithful  witness  will  I  be ; 
'Tis  fixed;  I  can  do  all  through  thee. 

Meth.  Coll. 


648 


L.  M. 


1  ^HALL  I,  for  fear  of  feeble  man, 
C5   The  Spirit's  course  in  me  restrain? 
Or,  undismayed  in  deed  and  word, 

Be  a  true  witness  of  my  Lord  ? 

2  Awed  by  a  mortal's  frown,  shall  I 
Conceal  the  word  of  God  Most  High! 
How  then  before  thee  shall  I  dare 
To  stand,  or  haw  thine  anger  bear? 

3  Shall  I,  to  soothe  th'  unholy  throng, 
Soften  thy  truth,  or  smooth  my  tongue — 
To  gain  earth's  gilded  to]  s,  or  tiee 
Theeross  endured,  my  Lord,  by  thee? 

4  What  then  is  he  whose  scorn  I  dread? 
Whose  wrath  or  hate  makes  me  afraid  ? 
A  man  !  an  heir  of  death  !    a  slave 

To  sin  !  a  bubble  on  the  wave  ! 

5  Yea,  let  men  rage  ;  since  thou  wilt  spread 
Thy  shadowing  wings   around  my  head  ; 
Since,  in  all  pain,  thy  tender  love 

Will  still  my  sure  refreshment  prove. 


649 


H.  M. 


1  "IT  7"  HAT  contradictions  meet 

»▼    In  ministers'  employ! 
It  is  a  bitter  sweet, 

A  sorrow  full  of  ioy  ; 
.No  other  post  affords  a  place 
For  equal  honor  or  disgrace. 

2  Who  can  describe  the  pain 

Which  faithful  preachers  feel, 
Constrained  to  speak  in  vain 

To  hearts  as  hard  as  steel  ! 
Or  who  can  tell  the  pleasures  felt, 
When  stubborn  hearts  begin  to  melt'. 


MINISTRY.  650 


3  The  Saviour's  dying  love, 

The  soul's  amazing  worth. 
Their  utmost  efforts  move, 

And  draw  their  bowela  forth  ; 
They  pray  and  strive,  their  rest  departs, 
Till" Christ  be  formed  in  sinners'  hearts. 

4  If  some  small  hone  appear, 

They  still  art'  not  content; 
But  with  a  jealous  fear, 

They  watch  for  the  event : 
Too  oft  they  find  their  hopes  deceived  ; 
Then  how  their  inmost  souls  are  grieved  ! 

5  But  when  their  pains  succeed, 

And,  from  the  tender  blade, 
The  ripening  ears  proceed, 

Their  toils  are    overpaid: 
No  harvest  joy  can  equal    theirs, 
To  find  the  fsait  of  all  their  cares. 

Xewton. 

6P  r\  I-uct,  Wanes. 

O"  jtfUr  the   Charge. 

1  TTjOrLI)  you  win  a  soul  to  God? 
*  '     Tell  him  of  the  Saviour's  blood; 

Say.   how  Jesus'  bowels  move; 

Tell  him  of  redeeming  love. 
|  2  Tell  him  how  the  streams  did  elide 

From  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  side  ; 

How  his  head  with  thorns  was  crowned, 

And  his  heart  in  sorrow  drowned. 
|3  Tell  him  how  he  raftered  death, 

Freely  yielded  up  his  breath, 

Died,  and  roee  to  intercede 

As  our  Advocate,  and  Head. 
Il  Tell   him  it  was  sovereign  grace 

Wrought  on  you  to  seek  his  face  ; 

Made  you  choose  the  better  part — 

Brought  salvation  to  your  heart. 

Tell  him  of  that  liberty, 

Wherewith  Jesus  makes  us  free  ; 

Sweetly  speak  of  sin*  forgiven — 

Earnest  of  the  joys  of  heaven.         Hammond. 


651,652     SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 


SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 


UO 1  7s  &.  6s.  Missionary  Hymn. 

1  T^ROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 
£     From  India's  coral  strand ; 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 

Roll  down  their  golden  sand; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 

2  What  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle, 
Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile? 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness, 

The  gifts  of  God  are   strown  ; 
The  heathen,  in  his  blindness, 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

3  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

With  wisdom  from  on  high  ; 
Shall  we,  to  men  benighted, 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 
Salvation  !  O  salvation  ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  earth's  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 

4  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story  ; 

And  you,  ye  waters,  roll, 
Till,  like  a  ^ea  of  glory, 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole ; 
Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature, 

The  Lamb,  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign.  Heber 

OOJ  C-    M*  Colchester,  Chn 

1  /"^O,  and  the  Saviour's  grace  proclaim, 
*J  Ye  messengers  of  God  ; 
Go,  publish,  through  Immanuels  name, 
Salvation  bought  with  blood. 


SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL.         653 

2  What  though  your  arduous  track  may  lie 

Through  regions  dark  as  death? 
What  though,  year  faith  and  zeal  to  try, 
Perils  beset  your  path  : 

3  Yet,  frith  determined  courage,  go, 

And,  armed  with  power  divine, 
Your  God  frill  needful  aid  bestow, 
And  on  your  labors  shine. 

4  He,  who  has  called  you  to  the  war, 

Will  recompense  J  our  pains  ; 
Before  Messiah's  conquering  car, 
Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains. 

5  Shrink  not.  though  earth  and  hell  oppose, 

But  plead  your  -Master's  cause  ; 
Nor  doubt  that  e'en  your  mighty  foes 

Shall  bow  before  his  cross.         Yill.  Coll. 

r*  ~  Q  ~  s  &  4.        Middleton,  Greer.\  ille- 

UcJO  Farewell  to  -Wi.-mionaries. 

1  |^0,  ye  heralds  of  salvation, 

"  I  Go,  proclaim  redeeming  blood; 
Publish  to  thai  barbarous  nation 

-■  and  pardon  from  our  God  : 
Tell  the  heathen, 
None  but  (.'hrist  can  do  them  good. 

2  While  the  •:  ispel  trump  you're  sounding, 

May  the  Spirit  s»-al  the  word  ; 
And,  through  sovereign  grace  abounding, 
Heathen  bow,  and  own  the  Lord; 

[doll  leaving, 
God  alone  shall  be  adored. 

3  Distant  though  our  souls  are  blending, 

Still  our  hearts  are-  warm  and  true; 
In  our  prayers  to  heaven  ascending, 
Brethren,  we'll  remember  you  ; 
Heaven  preserve  yon 

all  your  journey  through. 

4  When  your  mission  here  is  finished, 

And  your  work  on  earth  is  done, 
our  souls,  by  grace  n  plenished, 

find  acceptance  through  the  Son; 
Thence  admitted 

Dwell  fbf  ever  near  his  throne. 
[>  Loud  hosannas  now  resounding, 
Make  the  heavenly  arches  ring: 


654 


654.655     SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

Grace  to  sinful  men  abounding 
Kansomed  millions  sweetly  sing, 

While  with  rapture, 
All  adore  their  heavenly  King.     Baldwix. 

<S.         Hotham,  Lovest  thou  me. 
Mark  xvi.  15. 

1  riO,  ye  messengers  of  God, 

VT  Like  the  beams  of  morning  fly  ; 
Take  the  wonder-working  rod, 
Wave  the  banner  cross  on  high. 

2  Go  to  many  a  tropic  isle 

On  the  bosom  of  the  deep  ; 
Where  the  skies  for  ever  smile, 
And  the  blacks  for  ever  weep. 

3  Where  the  srolden  gates  of  day, 

Open  on  the  palmy  East, 
Wide  the  bleeding  cross   display, 
Spread  the  gospel's  richest  feast. 

4  Visit  every  heathen  soil, 

Every  barren,  burning  strand  j 
Bid  each  dreary  region  smile, 
Lovely  as  the  promised  land. 

5  In  yon  wilds  of  stream  and  shade, 

Many  an  Indian  wigwam  trace  ; 
And,  with  words  of  love,  persuade 

Savages  to  sue  for  grace. 
C  Circumnavigate  the  ball : 

Visit  every  soil  and  sea ; 
Preach  the  cross  of  Christ  to  all  j 

Jesus'  love  is  full  and  free. 


65 


L.    M.  Sheffield,  Park  Street.  . 

O  Christ's  Kingdom  among  the  Gentiles. 


1  TESUS  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 
*J    Does  his  successive  journeys  run  ; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  praises  throng  to  crown  his  head  ; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice 

3  People  and  realms,  of  every  tongue, 
Dwell  on  his  love,  with  sweetest  song; 


SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL.     G56,  657 


And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns  ; 
The  prisorer  leaps  to  loose  his  chains; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest,  , 
And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5  Let  every  creature  rise — and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  their  King; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 

And  earth  repeat  the  long  Amen.       Watts. 

DOU  8s,  7s  &  4.  Tamworth. 

1  T   OOK,  ye  saints,  the  day  is  breaking; 
-L*  Joyful  times  are  near  at  hand ; 
God,  the  mighty  God,  is  speaking 

By  his  word,  in  every  land  ; 

Day  advances, 
Darkness  flies  at  his   command. 

2  God  of  Jacob,  high  and  glorious, 

Let  thy  people  see  thy  power; 
Let  the  gospel  be  victorious 

Through  the  world  for  evermore; 

Then  shall  idols 
Perish,  while  thy  saints  adore. 

Spiritual  Songs. 

s*  ■"'■Y  U-    ■!•  Columbia,  Anihcret. 

00  /  Effects  of  the  Gospel. 

1  TVTARK  the  soft-falling  snow, 
|      I'-l  And  the  diffusive  rain: 

To  heaven,  from  whence  it  fell, 
It  turns  not  back  again  ; 
But  waters  earth 

Through  every  pore, 
And  calls  forth 'all 
Its  secret  store. 
|9  Arrayed  in  beauteous  green, 
The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 
And  man  and  beasts  are  fed 
By  providence    divine  ; 
The  harvest  bows 
Its  golden   ears, 
The  copious  seed 
Of  future  years. 


658.659     SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

3  M  So,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 

"  My  gospel  shall  descend, 
"  Almighty  to  effect 

"  The  purpose  I  intend  ; 
"  Millions  of  souls 

"  Shall  feel  its  power, 
"  And  bear  it  down 
"  To  millions  more. 

4  "  Joy  shall  begin  your  march, 

'•'  And  peace  protect  your  ways, 
"  While  all  the  mountains  round 
"  Echo  melodious  praise  ; 
"  The  vocal  groves 

"Shall  sing  the   God, 
M  And  every  tree, 

"  Consenting,  nod."  Doddridge. 

(5.58  L-    M«  Cnion,  New  Sabbath. 

1  "\TILLIOXS  there  are  on  heathen  ground, 
-l»A  Who  never  heard  the  gospel's  sound  ; 
Lord,  send  it  forth,  and  let  it  run, 

Swift  and  reviving  as  the  sun. 

2  Guide  thou  their  lips,  who  stand  to  tell 
Sinners  the  way  that  leads  from  hell ; 
To  those  who  give,  do  thou  impart 

A  generous,  wise,  and  tender  heart. 

3  Lord,  crown  their  zeal,  reward  their  care, 
That  in  thy  grace  they  all  may  share  ; 
And  those  who  now  in  darkness  dwell, 
Deliverance  sing  from  guilt  and  hell. 

Village  Coll. 

OOi/  7s  &  6s.  Missionary  Hymn. 

1  f\^  Thibet's  snow-capped  mountains, 
yj  O'er  Afric's  burning  sand — 
Where  roll  the  fiery  fountains 

Adown  Hawaii's  strand — 
In  every  distant  nation, 

The  mighty  globe  around, 
The  heralds  of  salvation 

The  gospel  trumpet  sound. 

2  In  golden  armor  blazing, 

They  press  their  onward  way, 
And,  high  in  air  upraising. 
The  glorious  cross  display: 


SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL.     660.  661 

Away  their  weapons  boiling, 

The  warring  nations  cease, 
And  hail  with  joy,  unfurling 

The  banneret  of  peace. 
3  Where  sin  hath  fixed  her  dwelli-ng, 

Where  death  the  tyrant  reiens, 
The  heavenly  notes  are  swelling, 

The  loudest,  sweetest  strains: 
They  breathe — the  bones  are  shaken, 

And,  clothed  with  riesh,  arise; 
They  bid  the  dead  awaken 

To  p>jry  in  the  skies.  Cur.  Lvrk. 

UUO  L.   M.  Elendon,  Trcro. 

1  SOVEREIGN  of  worlds,  display  thy  power  j 
^5  Be  this  thy  Zion's  favored  hour: 

Bid  the  brieht  morning  Star  arise, 
And  point  the  nations  to  the  skies. 

2  Set  up  thy  throne  where  Satan  reigns, 
On  Afric'l  shore,  on  India's  plains, 
On  wilds  and  <•  DtinentS  unknown; 
And  be  the  universe  thine  own. 

3  Speak,  and  the  world  shall  hear  thy   voice; 
Speak,  and  the  desert  shall  rejoice  j 
Scatter  the  gloom  of  1:«  athen  night, 

And  bid  all  nations  hail  the  light. 

Village  Coll. 

/?/"»"!  S.    Bf«        Shirland,  Northampton. 

OUx  Ordination  and  Departure  of  Missionaries* 
1  VT'E  messengers  of  Christ. 
X    His  sovereign  voice  obey  ; 

Arise,  and  follow  where  he  leads. 

And  peace  attend  your  way. 
i2  The  Master,  whom  you  serve, 

Will  needful  strength  bestow; 
Depending  on  his  promised  aid, 

With  sacred  courage  Lr<>. 

3  Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains, 

And  hell  in  vain  oppose  : 
The  cause  is  Odd's,  and  must  prevail 
In  spite  of  all  his  foes. 

4  Go,  spread  a  Saviour's  fame  ; 

And  tell  his  matchless  grace 


662,  663  PRAYER. ^ 

To  the  most  guilty  and  depraved 

Of  Adam's  numerous  race. 
5  We  wish  you,  in  his  name, 

The  most  divine  success  ; 
Assured  that  he  who  sends  you  forth, 

Will  your  endeavors  bless".  Voke. 


PRAYER* 


662 


C.   M. 


1  A  LL  dory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 
-tl-  And  never-ceasing  praise, 
While  angels  live  to  know  thy  name, 

Or  men  to  feel  thy  grace. 

2  With  this  cold,  stony  heart  of  mine, 

Jesus,  to  thee  I  flee  ; 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renewed  by  thee. 

3  Give  me  to  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  thy  dear  cross  appears  ; 

Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 

And  melt  mine  eyes  to  tears. 

4  O,  may  the  uncorrupted  seed 

Abide  and  reign  within  ; 
And  thy  life-giving  word  forbid 
My  new-born  soul  to  sin. 

5  Father,  I  wait  before  thy  throne  ; 

Call  me  a  child  of  thine  : 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
To  form  my  heart  divine. 

6  There  shed  thy  promised  love  abroad, 

And  make  mv  comfort  strong; 
Then  shall  I  say,  "My  Father,God !" 
With  an  unwavering  tongue. 

Meth.  Coll. 

DUO  C.    M.  Poland,  HallowcIT. 

1    4  LMIGHTY  God,  in  humble  prayer 
■£*■  To  thee  our  souls  we  lift ; 
Do  thou  our  waiting  minds  prepare 
For  thy  most  needful  girt. 


PRAYER,  Gfi4,  G65 


2  We  ask  not  golden  streams  of  wealth 

Along  our  path  to  flow  ; 
We  ask  not  undeeaying  liealth, 
Nor  length  of  years  be?ow. 

3  We  ask  not  honors,  which  an  hour 

May  bring  and  take  away  ; 
We  ask  not  pleasure,  pomp,  and  power, 
Lest  we  should  go  astray. 

4  We  ask  tor  wisdom: — Lord,  impart 

The  knowledge  bow  to  live; 
A  wise  and  understanding  heart 
To  all  before  thee  ghre. 

5  The  young  remember  thee  in  youth, 

Before  the  evil  days  ! 
The  old  be  guided  by  thy  truth 
In  wisdom's  pleasant  ways  ! 

MoNTGOMEKE. 


GG-t 


L.   M. 
Frailty 


1  4  LMI6HTT  Maker  of  my  frame, 

-V  Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days  ; 

Teach  me  to  know  how  trail   I   am, 
And  spend  the  n  mnant  to  thy  praise. 

2  My  days  are  shorter  than  a  span, 

A  little  point  my  life  ap;»<  ir>  ; 
How  frail  at  best  is  dying  man! 

How  vain  are  all  his  hopes  and  fears! 

3  Vain  his  ambition,  muse  and  show  ! 

Vain  are  the  cares  which  rack   his  mind  ! 
He  heaps  up  treasures  mixed  with  wo, 
And  dies  and  leaves  them  all  behind. 

4  Oh,  be  a  nobler  portion  mine  ; 

My  God,  I   how  before  thy  throne; 
Earth's  fleeting  treasures  I  resign, 
And  fix  in}    hopes  on  thee  alone. 

B  f E  XL  X . 


665 


L.    M.  --.'.,  I'ortlaod. 


\UTHOR  of  faith,  we  seek  thy  fare 
For  all  who  feel  thy  work  begun  : 
Crtftflrm,  and  strengthen  them  in  grace, 
,.~iii£  thy  feeblest  children  on. 


666,  667  PRAYER. 

2  Thou  seest  their  wants,  thou   know'st  their 

Be  mindful  of  thy  youngest  care;  [names, 
Be  tender  of  the  new-born  lambs, 
And  gently  in  thy  bosom  bear. 

3  The  lion,  roaring  for  his  prey, 

And  ravening  wolves  on  every  side, 
Watch  over  them  to  tear  and  slay, 
If  found  one  moment  from  their  Guide. 

4  Satan  his  thousand  arts  essays, 

His  agents  all  their  powers  employ, 
To  blast  the  blooming  work  of  grace, 
The  heavenly  offspring  to  destroy. 

5  Baffle  the  crooked  serpent's  skill, 

And  turn  his  sharpest  darts  aside  : 
Hide  from  their  eyes  the  devilish  ill ; 
O,  save  them  from  tlie  demon  pride. 

6  In  safety  lead  thy  little  flock, 

From  hell,  the  world,  and  sin  secure: 
And  set  their  feet  upon  the  rock, 
And  make  in  thee  their  goings  sure. 

Meth.  Coll. 


666 


L.    M.  Faris,  Bridgewater. 

The  Lord's  Prayer. 

1  T^ATHER,  adored  in  worlds  above, 

-T    Thy  glorious  name  be  hallowed  still ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  in  truth  and  love  ; 
And  earth,  like  heaven,  obey  thy  will.. 

2  Lord,  make  our  daily  wants  thy  care  ; 

Forgive  the  sins  which  we  forsake  : 
In  thy  compassion  let  us  share, 
As  fellow  men  of  ours  partake. 

3  Evils  beset  us  every  hour ; 

Thy  kind  protection  we  implore  j 
Thine  is  the  kingdom,  thine  the  power, 
The  glory  thine  for  evermore. 

Birmingham  Coll. 


(*(*"*  C.    M.  Zion,  Hymn  2d. 

DO  I  The  Lord's  Prayer. 

1  "LEATHER  of  all,  we  bow  to  thee, 

*-     Who  dwell'st  in  heaven  adored  ; 

But  present  still  through  all  thy  works, 
The  universal  Lord. 


PRAYER. 668 

2  For  ever  hallowed  be  thy  name, 

By  all  below  the  skies  ; 
And  may  thy  kingdom  still  advance, 
Till  grace  to  glory  rise. 

3  Thy  glorious  purpose,  Lord,  fulfil  ; 

Let  all  thy  dory   i 
And,  as  in  heaven  thy  will  is  done, 
On  earth  so  let  it  be. 

4  Our  wants  with  every  morning  grow  ; 

With  food  these  wants  supply  ; 
And  on  our  souls  the  Bread  bestow 
To  eat — and  never  die. 

5  Our  sins  before  thee  we  confess ; 

O,  may  they  be  forgiven  ! 

As  we  to  others  mercy  show, 

We  mercy  beg  of  Heaven. 

6  Still  let  thy  grace  our  life  direct  ; 

From  evil  guard  our  way  ; 
And  in  temptation's  fatal  path, 
Permit  us  not  to  stray. 

7  For  thine'l  the  power,  the  kingdom  thine, 

All  glorj  's  due  to  tie  e  : 
Thine  from  eternity  they  were, 

And  thine  shall  ever  be.  Won.  Coll. 


668 


L.    If.  Judea. 

1  TCORGIVE  ue,  Lord,  to  thee  we  cry: 

-T    Forgive  us  through  thy  matchless  grace: 
on  thee  alone  our  souls  relyj 
Be  thou  our  strength  and  righteousness. 

2  Forgive  us,  af  We   dow   f 

The  Ula  we  Buffer  from  our  t 

Restore  us,  Lord,  and  bid  us  live  ; 

O,  bid  us  in  thy  arms  repose. 

3  Forgive  us,  for  our  guilt  is  great  ; 

Our  wretched  souls  do  merit  claim; 
For  saving  mercj    >fill  we  wait, 

And  ask  but  in  the  Saviour'l  name. 

4  Forgive  us,  O  thou  bleeding  Lamb, 

Thou  risen,  thou  exalted   Lord  ; 
Thou  gTeat  High  Priest,  our  souls  redeem, 
And  speak  the  pardon  lealing  word. 

Spiritual  Sonrvs. 


669,  670  prayer. 


669 


CM.  Milferd,  Arundel. 

1  TESUS,  thou  all-redeeming  Lord, 
«J    Thy  blessing  we  implore; 
Open  the  door  to  preach  thy  word. 

The  great  effectual  door. 

2  Gather  the  outcasts  in,  and  save 

From  sin  and  Satan's  power; 
And  l?t  them  now  acceptance  have, 
And  know  their  gracious  hour. 

3  Lover  of  souls  thou  know'st  to  prize 

What  thou  hast  bought  so  dear : 
Come,  then,  and  in  thy  people's  eyes, 
With  all  thy  wounds,  appear. 

4  The  hardness  from  their  hearts  remove, 

Thou  who  for  all  hast  died  : 
Show  them  the  tokens  of  thy  love, 
Thy  feet,  thy  hands,  thy  side. 

5  Ready  thou  art  the  blood  t'  apply, 

And  prove  the  record  true  : 
And  all  thy  wounds  to  sinners,  cry, 
"  I  suffered  this  for  you  !" 

Meth.  Coll. 


L.    M.   6l.  Greenfield. 


670 

1  TESTS,  thou  sovereign  Lord  of  all, 
«-*    The  same  through  one  eternal  day, 
Attend  thy  feeblest  follower's  call, 

And  oh,  instruct  us  how  to  pray : 
Pour  out  the  supplicating  grace, 
And  stir  us  up  to  seek  thy  face. 

2  We  cannot  think  a  gracious  thought, 

We  cannot  feel  a  good  desire, 
Till  thou,  who  called'st  a  world  fromnought,- 

The  power  into  our  hearts  inspire  3 
And  then  we  in  the  Spirit  uroan, 
And  then  we  give  thee  back  thine  own. 

3  Come,  in  thy  pleading  Spirit,  down 

To  us  who  for  thy  coming  stay  ; 
Of  all  thy  gifts  we  ask  but  one, 

We  ask  the  constant  power  to  pray: 
Indulge  us,  Lord,  in  this  request, 
Thou  canst  not  then  deny  the  rest. 

Meth.  Coll. 


PRAYER. 671,  672 

fBf-i  L.    M.  Windbim,  Armley. 

Oil  Prayer  for  the  Millennium. 

1    YESUS,  we  bow  before  thy  throne; 
•J    We  lift  <  uc  eyes  to  seek  thy  face; 
To  bleeding  hearts  thy  love  make  known  ; 
On  contrite  souls  bestow  thy  grace. 

read  beneath  thy  gracious 
A  world  o'erspread  with  guilt  and  tears, 

souls  in  ruin  lie, 
And  no  kind  voice  dispels  their  fears. 
3  Lord,  arm  thy  truth  with  power  divine  ; 
Its  conquests  spread  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  and  stars  forget  to  shine, 
And  earth  and  skies  shall  be  no  more. 
.  ye  ransomed  captive.?,  rise  ; 
the  loud  anthem  here   below  ; 
Let  earth  reflect  it  to  the  skies, 
And  heaven  with  new-born  rapture  glow. 
1UAI.  yoxG9. 

/y^t)  B«  M.  DDver,'  Pelhim. 

0  /  L  God  all,  and  in  all. 

1  "\TV  God,  my  life,  my  love, 
1*1  i  thee  I  call ; 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  rem 

For  thou  art  all  in  all. 

2  Thy  shining  grace  can   i  b 

This  dungeon  where  I  dwell  : 
'Tis  paradise  when  thou  art  here  : 
If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell. 

3  The  smilings  of  thj 

How  amiable  they  are  ! 
'Tis  heaven  to  rest  in  thine  embrace, 
And  no  where  else  but  there. 

4  To  tb.  alone; 

-   owe   their   i  I 
They  ^it  around  thj  I  none, 

And  dwell  where  J<  bus  i-. 

5  Xot  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 
If  God  his  r»  sidence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  hit 
5  Nor  earth,  nor  all  tie 
Can  one  delight  afford  , 


673.  674  PRAYER. 


No,  not  one  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence,  Lord. 

7  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll  ; 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move, 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 

8  To  thee  my  spirits  fly, 

With  infinite  desire  ; 
And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  lie  ! 
Dear  Jesus,  raise  me  higher.  Watts. 

6-yQ  CM.  Barby,  Chelmsford. 

'  Q  Prayer  for  Repentance. 

1  r\  FOR  that  tenderness  of  heart 
yj  That  bows  before  the  Lord  I 

That  owns  how  just  and  good  thou  art, 
And  trembles  at  thy  word  ! 

2  0  for  those  humble,  contrite  tears, 

Which  from  repentance  flow  ! 
That  sense  of  guilt,  which,  trembling,  fear9 
The  long  suspended  blow  ! 

3  Saviour,  to  me  in  pity  give 

For  sin  the  deep  distress  ; 
The  pledge  thou  wilt  at  last  receive, 
And  bid  nle  die  in  peace. 

4  O,  fill  my  soul  with  faith  and  love, 

And  strength  to  do  thy  will  ; 
Raise  my  desires  and  hopes  above ; 

Thyself  to  me  reveal.  Spir.  So^gs. 

0  /  4  L.  M.  Nazareth,  Luton. 

1  r\  THOU,  who  earnest  from  above, 
v^  The  pure  celestial  fire  V  impart, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 

On  the  mean  altar  of  my  heart. 

2  There  let  it  for  thy  glory  burn, 

With  inextinguishable  blaze, 
And,  trembling,  to  its  source  return, 
In  humble  love  and  fervent  praise. 

3  Jesus,  confirm  my  heart's  desire 

To  work,  and  speak,  and  think  for  thee : 
Still  let  me  guard  the  holy  fire, 
And  still  stir  up  thy  gift  in  me. 


PRAYER. 675,  C7fi 

4  Ready  for  all  thy  perfect  will, 

My  acts  of  faith  and  love  repeat  ; 

Till  death  thy  endless  mercies  seal, 

And  make  the  sacrifice  complete. 

Meth.  Coll. 


67, 


L.   M.   Gl.  Carthage. 

i  f\l TR  earth  we  now  lament  to  see 
^J  With  floods  of  wickedness  o'erflowed, — 
With  violence,   arrong,  and  cruelty, 

One  wide-extended  held  of  blood, — 
Where  men,  like  fiends,  each  other  tear, 
In  all  the  hellish  rage  of  war. 

2  As  listed  on  Abaddon's  side, 

They  mangle  their  own  flesh,  and  slay  : 
Tophet  is  moved,  and  opens  wide 

Its  mouth  for  its  enormous  prey  ; 
And  myriads  sink  beneath  the  grave, 
And  plunge  into  tbe  flaming  wave. 

3  O,  micht  the  universal  Friend 

This  havoc  of  his  creatures  see  ! 
Bid  our  unnatural  discord  end  ; 

Declare  us  reconciled  in  thee  I 
Write  kindness  on  our  inward  parts, 
And  chase  the  murderer  from  our  hearts! 

4  Who  now  against  each  other  rise, 

The  nati.-ns  of  the  earth,  constrain 
To  follow  after  peace,  and  prize 

The  blessings  of  thy  righteous  reign; 
The  joys  of  unity  to  prove — 
The  paradise  of  perfect  love.        Meth.  Coll- 


676 


^-    M.  Lisbon,  Axnerica- 

1  C^tJR  heavenly  Father,  hear 
"  The  prayer  we  offer  now  ; 
Thy  name  be  hallowed  far  and  near  ; 
To  thee  all  nations  bow. 
'2  Thy  kingdom  come;  thy  will 
On  earth  be  done  in  love, 
A*  saints  and  seraphim  fulfil 
Thy  perfect  law  above. 
3  Our  daily  bread  supply, 

While  by  thy  word  we  live; 


PRAYER. 


The  guilt  of  our  iniquity 
Forgive  as  we  forgive. 

4  From  dark  temptation's  power 

Our  feeble  hearts  defend  ; 
Deliver  in  the  evil  hour, 
And  guide  us  to  the  end; 

5  Thine,  then,  for  ever  be 

Glory  and  power  divine  ; 
The  sceptre,  throne,  and  majesty 
Of  heaven  and  earth  are  thine. 


6 


fiy  C.    M.  Plympton,  Lebanon. 

•    •  Ask,  and  ye  shall  receive. 

1  WHAT  shall  we  ask  of  God  in  prayer? 

»  *     Whatever  good  we  want  ; 
Whatever  man   may  seek  to  share, 
Or  God  in  wisdom  grant. 

2  Father  of  all  our  mercies,  thou 

In  whom  we  move  and  live, 
Hear  us,  in  heaven,  thy  dwelling,  now, 
And  answer,  and  forgive. 

3  When,  harassed  by  ten  thousand  foes, 

Our  helplessness  we  feel, 

O,  give  the  weary  soul  repose, 

The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  When  dire  temptations  gather  round, 

And  threaten  or  allure. 
By  storm  or  calm,  in  thee  be  found 
A  refuge  strong  and  sure. 

5  When  age  advances,  may  we  grow 

In  faith,  in  hope,  and  love  ; 
And  walk  in  holiness  below 
To  holiness  above. 
G  When  earthly  joys  and  cares  depart, 
Desire  and  envy  cease, 
Be  thou  the  portion  of  our  heart, 
In  thee  may  we  have  peace. 

Montgomery 


PRAYER.       678,679,680 


PRAYER    AND    WATCHFULNESS. 


678 


S.  M. 


\  CHARGE  to  keep  I  ]jave, 
\  God  to  cJorifv 


A  never-dyim:  soul  i 

And  f;t  'it  for  the  sky  ; 
T<>  serve  the  present  age; 

My  callinir  to  fulfil : 
<),  may  it  all  my  powers  engage, 

To  do  my  Master's  will. 
2  Arm  me  with  jealous  care, 

As  in  thy  sight  to  live  ; 
Ami  oh,  thy  servant    Lord,  prepare, 

A  strict  account  to  give  ! 
Help  me  to  watch  and  pray, 

And  OB  thyself  rely, 

■-  (1  If  I  my  tri  »Jt  betray, 

I  shall  for  ever  die.  Msth.  Coll. 


679 


S.  M. 


1  /  1IVi"  me  a  sober  mind, 
^J  A  quick  discerning  eye, 
The  first  approach  of  sin  to  find, 

And  all  occasions  fly. 

2  Still  may  I  cleave  to  thee, 

And  never  more  depart, 
But  watch,  with  godly  jealousy, 
Over  my  evil  heart. 

3  Thus  may  I  pass  my  days 

Darning  beneath: — 
And  languish  to  conclude  my  race, 
And  render  up  my  breath  ; — 

4  In  humble  love  and  fear, 

Thine  ima<:e  to  regain, 
And  see  thee  in  the  clouds  apjM 

And  ri^e,  with  thee  to  reipn.     Meth.  Coll 


680 
G 


M. 


OD  of  almighty  love, 

By  v.  licuic  6urficient   grace 


661  PRAYER   AND 

I  lift  my  heart  to  things  above, 

And  humbly  seek  thy  face  ; 
Through  Jesus  Christ  the  just, 

My  faint  desires  receive, 
And  let  me  in  thy  goodness  trust, 

And  to  thy  glory  live. 

2  Whatever  I  say  or  do, 

Thy  glory  be  my  aim  ; 
My  offerings  all  be  offered  through 

The  ever-blessed  name  ; 
Jesus,  my  single  eye 

Be  fixed  on  thee  alone; 
Thy  name  be  praised  on  earth,  on  high, 

Thy  will  by  all  be  done. 

3  Spirit  of  faith,  inspi?s 

My  consecrated  heart ; 
Fill  me  with  pure  celestial  fire, 

With  all  thou  hast  and  art  : 
My  feeble  mind  transform, 

And,  perfectly  renewed, 
Into  a  saint  exalt  a  worm  ; 

A  worm  exalt  to  God  I  Meth.  Coll. 

Uoi  C.   P.  M.  Hamon,  Ganges. 

1  TTELP,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  fly, 
Al  And  still  my  tempted  soul  stand  by, 

Throughout  the  evil  day  ; 
The  sacred  watchfulness  impart, 
And  keep  the  issues  of  my  heart, 

And  stir  me  up  to  pray. 

2  My  soul,  with  thy  whole  armor,  arm, 
In  each  approach  of  sin  alarm, 

And  show  the  danger  near  : 
Surround,  sustain,  and  strengthen  me, 
And  fill  with  godly  jealousy, 

And  sanctifying  fear. 

3  Whene'er  my  careless  hands  hang  down, 
O,  let  me  see  thy  gathering  frown, 

And  feel  thy  warning  eye; 
And  starting,  cry,  from  ruin's  brink, 
Save,  Jesus,  or  I  yield,  I  sink  ! 

O,  save  me,  or  1  die  1 

4  In  me  thine  utmost  mercy  show, 
And  make  me  like  thyself  below, 

Unblamable  in  grace ; 


WATCHFULNESS. 682 

Ready  prepared  and  fitted  here, 
By  perfect  holiness,  t'  appear 
Before  thy  glorious   face.  Meth.  Coll. 


682 


S.   M.  Felhanu 

1  TESU8,  my  strength,  my  hope, 
«J    On  thee  I  cast  my  care, 
With  humble  confidence  look  up, 

And  know  thou  hear'st  my  prayer. 
Give  me  on  thee  to  wait, 

Till  I  can  all  things  do, 
On  thee,  almighty  to  create, 

Almighty  to  renew. 

2  I  want  a  sober  mind, 

A  self-renouncing  will, 
That  tramples  down,  and  casts  behind 

The  baits  of  pleasing  ill  ; 
A  soul  inured  to  pain. 

To  hardship,  grief,  and  loss  ; 
Bold  to  take  up,  firm  to  sustain, 

The  consecrated  cross. 

3  I  want  a  godly  fear, 

A  quirk  disremin::  eye, 
That  looks  to  thee  when  sin  is  near, 

And  sees  Um  tt -nipt*  r  fly  ; 
A  spirit  still  prepared 

And  armed  with  jealous  care, 
For  ever  standing  on  its  guard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer. 

4  I  want  a  heart  to  pray, 

To  pray  and  never  cease, 
Never  to  murmur  at  thy  stay, 

Or  wish  my  sufferings  less. 
This  blessing,  above  all, 

Always  to  pray,  I  want, 
Out  of  the  deep  on  thee  to  call, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

5  I  rest  upon  thy  word, 

The  promise  la  for  me  ; 
My  niceor  and  salvation,  IiC»rJ, 

^hiill  surely  come  from  thee  ; 
But  let  me  still  abide, 

Nor  from  my  hope  remove, 
Till  thou  my  patient  spirit  guide 

Into  thy  perfect  love.  Meth.  Coll. 


683.  684  PRAYER  AND 


S.   M.     Silver  Street,  Watchman. 


683 

1  TESL'S,  my  truth,  my  way, 
*J    My  sure,  unerring  light," 
On  thee  my  feeble  steps  I  stay, 

Which  thou  wilt  guide  aright. 

2  My  wisdom  and  my  guide, 

My  counsellor  thou  art; 
O,  never  let  me  leave  thy  side, 
Or  from  thy  paths  depart. 

3  1  lift  mine  eyes  to  thee, 

Thou  gracious,  bleeding  Lamb, 
That  I  may  now  enlightened  be, 
And  never  put  to  shame. 

4  Never  will  I  remove 

Out  of  thy  hands  my  cause  ; 
But  rest  in  thy  redeeming  love, 
And  hang  upon  thy  cross. 

5  Teach  me  the  happy  art, 

In  all  things  to  depend 
On  thee  ;  O,  never,  Lord,  depart, 

But  love  me  to  the  end. 
€  O,  make  me  all  like  thee 

Before  I  hence  remove  ; 
Settle,  confirm,  and  'stablish  me, 

And  build  me  up  in  love. 
7  Let  me  thy  witness  live, 

When  sin  is  all  destroyed ; 
And  then  my  spotless  soul  receive, 

And  take  me  home  to  God.     Meth.  Coll. 


684 


L.   M.  Paris,  Fertugal. 

1  f\  THOU  who  all  things  canst  control, 
yj  Chase  this  dread  slumber  from  my  soul ; 
With  joy  and  fear,  with  love  and  awe, 
Give  me  to  keep  thy  perfect  law. 

■2  O,  may  one  beam  of  thy  blest  light 

Pierce  "through — dispel  the  shade  of  night ; 
Touch  my  cold  breast  with  heavenly  fire, 
With  holy,  conquering  zeal  inspire. 

3  For  zeal  I  sigh,  for  zeal  I  pant, 
Yet  heavy  is  my  soul,  and  faint  j 


WATCHFULNESS.        CS5,  68& 

With  steps  unwavering,  undismayed, 
Give  me  in  all  thy  paths  to  tread. 

4  With  outstretched  hands  and  streaming  eyes, 
Oft  I  begin  to  ^rasp  the  prize; 

I  groan,  I  strive,  1  watch,  I  pray: 
But  oh,  how  soon  it  dies  away! 

5  The  deadly  slumber  soon  I  feel 

Spirits  steal  ; 
.   Lord,  stir  up  thy  quickening  power, 
And  wake  me  that  I  Bleep  no  more. 
C  Single  of  heart,  <),  may  I  be  ; 
Nothing  may  1   de-ire  but  thee: 
Tar,  far  from  me  the  world  remove,   ■ 
.11  that  holds  me  from  tin   lore. 

Meth.  Com.. 


,  685 


C.    M.  Grcenwa!k,  New  Darham. 

1  ^HEPHERD  divine,  our  wants  relieve 
^    In  this  our  evil  day  ; 

To  all  thy  tempted  followers  give 
The  power  to  watch  and  pray. 

2  Loth  as  OOI  fiery  trial-   ' 

Long  as  the  ernes  we  bear, 
O,  let  our  souls  on  thee  be  cast 
In  never-ceasing  prayer. 

3  Till  thou  thy  perfect  love  impart,* 

Till  thou  tie 
Be  this  the  cry  of  every  heart, 
f  will  not  Eel  the* 

4  I  will  m>t  lef  thee  go,  unless 

Thou  tell  thy  name  to  me ; 
With  all  thy  ^-reat  salvation  bless, 
And   make  me  all  like  thee. 

5  Then  let  me,  on  the  mountain  top, 

Behold  thy  open  fair. 
When'  faith   in  Bight   is  .-wallowed  up, 
And  prayer  in  endless  praise.    Meth,  Coll 


686 


M. 


1  rp  I ! 

help  and  refiu 

... 


687,  683      CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP. 

2  Give  me  to  trust  in  thee  ; 

Be  thou  my  sure  abode  : 
My  horn,  and  rock,  and  buckler  be, 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

3  Myself  I  cannot  save. 

Myself  I  cannot  keep  ; 
But  strength  in  thee  I  surely  have, 
Whose  eyelids  never  sleep. 

4  My  soul  to  thee  alone, 

Now  therefore  I  commend  : 
Thou.  Jesus,  love  me  as  thine  own, 
And  love  me  to  the  end.  Meth.  Coll. 

\1)0#  C-    M*   Funeral  Thought,  Buckingham. 

1  "\T7HY  should  the  dread  of  sinful  man 

*  ▼    Ensnare  and  tempt  my  soul  ? 
O  for  that  fortitude  which  can 
My  every  fear  control. 

2  Shail  I  offend  the  holy  God, 

And  sacrifice  my  peace, 
To  shun  a  mortal's  threatening  rod, 
A  sinful  man  to  please  ? 

3  I  must  obey  the  God  I  love, 

Though  all  the  world  contemns ; 
One  smile  from  him  I  prize  above 
The  richest  earthly  gems. 

4  Hark  !  O  my  soul — methinks  I  hear 

Jehovah's  awful  voice — 
"  Fear  not,  thou  worm,  for  I  am  near  ; 
"  I  well  approve  thy  choice." 


688 


CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP. 

C.    If.  Dx 


1  A  LL  praise  to  our  redeeming  Lord, 
rV.  Who  joins  us  by  his  grace. 
And  bids  us,  each  to  each  restored, 

Together  seek  his  face. 

2  He  bids  us  build  each  other  up  ; 

And,  gathered  into  one, 


CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP.  689 

To  our  high  calling's  glorious  hope, 
We  hand  in  hand  go  on. 

3  The  gift  which  he  on  one  bestows, 

We  all  delight  to  prove, 
The  grace  through  every  vessel  flows, 
In  purest  stream  *  of  love. 

4  E'en  now  we  think  and  speak  the  same, 

And  cordially  agree, 
United  all  through  Jesus'  name 
In  perfect  harmony. 

5  We  all  partake  the  joy  of  one, 

The  common  peace  we  feel  ; 
A  peace  to  sensual  minds  unknown, 
A  Joy  unspeakable. 

6  And  if  our  fellowship  below 

In  Jesus  be  m  sweet, 
What  height  of  rapture  shall  we  know, 
When  round  his  throne  we  meet ! 

Meth.  Coll. 


689 


If.  Worcester,  Newbury. 


1  4  M)  are  we  yet  sliv<  . 

*■    And  see  each  other's  fare? 
Glory  and  praise  to  Jesus  give, 

For  his  redeeming  grace '. 
Preserved  by  power  divine 

To  full  salvation   here, 
Again  in  Jesus'  praise  we  join, 

And  In  his  sight  appear. 

2  What  troubles  have  we  seen  ! 

What  conflicts  have  we  past ! 
Fightings  without,  and  fears  within, 

Since  we  snsembled  last; 
But  out  of  all  the  Lord 

Hath  brought  us  by  his  love; 
And  still  he  doth  his  help  afford, 

And  hides  our  life  above. 

3  Then  let  us  make  our  boast 

<  )f  his  redeeming  power, 
Which  saves  us  to  the  uttermost, 

Till  we  ran  sin  no  more  : 
Let  us  take  up  the  < 

Till  we  the  crown  obtain  ; 
And  gladly  reckon  all  things  loss, 

-      Wt  may  Jesus  gain      ~         Meth.  Coll 


600.  691      CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP. 


690 


31. 


1     4  ND  let  our  bodies  part, 
-"*-  To  different  climes  repair  ; 
Inseparably  joined  in  heart, 
The  friends  of  Jesus  are. 
*2  Jesus,  the  corner-stone, 

Did  first  our  hearts  unite  ; 
And  still  he  keeps  our  spirits  one, 
Who  walk  with  him  in  white. 

3  O,  let  us  still  proceed 

In  Jesus'  work  below  ; 
And,  following  our  triumphant  Head, 
To  further  conquests  go. 

4  The  vineyard  of  the  Lord 

Before  his  laborers  lies ; 
And  lo !  we  see  the  vast  reward 
Which  waits  us  in  the  skies, 
o  O,  let  our  heart  and  mind 
Continually  ascend 
That  haven  of  repose  to  rind. 
Where  all  our  labors  end  ! — 
6  Where  all  our  toils  are  o'er, 
Our  suffering  and  our  pain  ; 
Who  meet  on  that  eternal  shore, 

Shall  never  part  again.  Meth.  Coll. 


691 


10s  Sc  lis.  Lyons  Hanover. 

1  4  PPOINTEDby  thee,  we  meet  in  thy  name, 
'<£*■  And  meekly  agree  to  follow  the  Lamb  ; 
To  trace  thy  example,  the  world  to  disdain, 
And  constantly  trample  on  pleasure  and  pain. 

2  Oj  what  shall  we  do  our  Saviour  to  love  ! 
To  make  us  anew,  come,  Lord,  from  above  ; 
The  fruit  of  thy  passion,  thy  holiness,    give  ; 
Give  us  the  salvation  of  all  that  believe. 

3  O  Jesus,  appear  ;  no  longer  delay 
To  sanctify  here,  and  bear  us  away  ; 

The  end  of  our  meeting  on  earth  let  us  see; 
Triumphantly  sitting  in  glory  with  thee. 

Mith.  Coll 


CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP.    692,  693 


692 


A    M.  Lord's  Day. 

1  JESUS,  we  look  to  thee, 

*J    Thy  promised  presence  claim  ; 
Thou  in  the  midst  of  Dfl  shalt  be, 

Assembled  in  thy  name  : 
Thy  name  salvation  is, 

Which  here  we  come  to  prove  ; 
Thy  name  is  life,  and  health,  and  peace, 

And  everlasting  love. 

2  Not  in  the  name  of  pride, 

Or  selfishness  we  inert  ; 
From  nature's  path?  we  turn  aside, 

And  worldly  thought!  forget. 
We  meet  the  grace  to  take, 

Which  thou  hast  freely  given  ; 
We  meet  on  earth  for  thy  dear  sake, 

That  we  may  meet  In  heaven. 

3  Present  we  know  thou  art  ; 

But,  O,  thyself  reveal  ! 
Now,  Lord,  let  every  bounding  heart 

The  nighty  comfort  feel  J 
O,  may  thy  quickening  voire 

The  death  of  sin  remoi  e  ; 
And  bid  our  inmost  souls  rejoice 

In  hope  of  perfect  love  !  Meth.  Colt.. 

L.    If.  Sicilian. 

Meeting-  of  Christian  Friends. 

KINDRED  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake, 
A  hearty  welcome  here  receive; 
May  we  together  BOW  partake 
The  joys  Which  only  lit;  can  give. 
I  To  you  and  us  by  grace  if  given, 

To  know  the  Saviour's  precious  name  ; 
And  shortly  we  .shall  meet  in  heaven, 

Our  hope,  our  way,  our  end  the  same. 
May  He  by  whose  kind  care  we  meet, 

Send   his  good  Spirit  from  above  } 
Make  our  communications  tweet, 
And  cause  our  hearts  to  burn  with  love. 
I  Forgotten  be  each  earthly  theme, 

When  Christians  see  each  other  thus  ; 
|  We  only  wish  to  speak  of  Him, 

Who  lived — and  died — end  reigns— for  ui. 
24 


693 


694         CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP. 

5  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did  and  said, 

And  suffered  for  us  here  below  ; 

The  path  he  marked  for  us  to  tread, 

And  what  he's  doing  for  us  now. 

6  Thus,  as  the  moments  pass  away, 

We'll  love,  and  wonder,-  and  adore  ; 
And  hasten  on  the  glorious  day, 
When  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

Newton. 


694 


C.    M.  At' iogtoa 


1  T   IFT  up  your  hearts  to  things  above, 
1-i  Ye  followers  of  the  Lamb, 

And  join  with  us  to  praise  his  love, 
And  glorify  his  name. 

2  To  Jesus'  name  give  thinks  and  sing. 

Whose  mercies  never  end  : 
Rejoice  !  rejoice  !  the  Lord  is  King ! 
The  King  is  now  our  friend. 

3  We  for  his  sake  count  all  things  loss, 

On  earthly  good  look  down  ; 
And  joyfully  sustain  the  cross, 
Till  we  receive  the  crown. 

4  O,  let  us  stir  each  other  up. 

Our  faith  by  works  t'  approve. 
By  holy  purifying  ht;pe, 
And  the  sweet  task  of  love. 

5  Let  all  who  for  the  promise  wait. 

The  Holy  Ghost  receive  : 
And,  raised  to  our  unsinnins  state. 
With  God  m  Eden  live  ! 

6  Live,  till  the  Lord  in  glory  come, 

And  wait  his  heaven  to  share  : 
He  now  is  fitting  up  your  home  : 
Go  on  ;  we'll  meet  you  there. 

M«th.  C; 


TRUSTING  in  c;RACE.     695.  6f>G 


TRUSTING  IN  GRACE. 


695 


L.   If, 

Unbcliff  repelled. 


1  4  WAY,  my  unbelieving  fear! 

■ax  Doubt  shrill  in  me  no  more  take  place  ! 
My  Saviour  doth   not  yet  appear, 

He  hides  tiie  brightness  of  his  face: 
let  him  po, 

And  basely  to  the  tempter  yield? 
No — in  the  strength  of  Jesus, "no — 
f  will  give  up  my  shield. 
Although  the  vine  its  fruit  deny, 

Although  the  olive  yield  no  oil, 
The  withering  tin-tree  droop  and  die, 

The  field  elude  the  tiller's  toil; 
The  empty  stall  no  herd  afford, 

And  perish  all  the  bleating  race, — 
Yet  will   I  triumph  in  the  Lord, 

The  <i'id  <-f  my  salvation  praise. 

2  Barren  although  my  soul  remain, 

And  not  one  buu  of  ;?rnce  appear, 
No  fruit  of  all  my  toil  and  pain, 
n,  and  only  sin,  is  here  ; 
Although  my  gifts  and  comforts  lost, 

My  blooming  hopes  cut  off*  I  see, 
Yet  will  I  in  my  Saviour  trust. 

Whose  matchless  grace  can  reach  to  me. 
In  hope  believing  against  hope, 
Flis  promised  mercy  will   1   claim  ; 
cious  word  Bhall  hear  me  up 
v  salvation  in  bis  name. 
8oon,  my  dear  Saviour,  bring  it  nish, 

I  shall  then  out:  trip  the  wind, 
On  Strings  of  love  mount  up  on  high, 
And  leave  the  world  and  sin  behind. 

Mi.th.  Coll. 


396 


B.    If.  Newbury 

f^lIVE  to  the  winds  thy  fears, 
"J  Hope,  and  be  undismayed; 
G(  d  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tears, 
God  shall  lift  up  thv  head  : 


697  TRUSTING  IX  GRACE. 

Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  thy  way  ; 
Wait  thou  "his  time,  so  shall  this  night 

Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

2  Leave  to  his  sovereign  sway 

To  choose  and  to  command  : 
So  shalt  thou,  wondering,  own  his  way, 

How  wise— how  strong  his  hand  ! 
Far,  far  above  thy  thought 

His  counsel  shall  appear, 
When  fully  he  the  work  hath  wrought 

That  caused  thy  needless  fear. 

3  Thou  seest  our  weakness,  Lord, 

Our  hearts  are  known  to  thee  ; 
O,  lift  thou  up  the  sinking  hand, 

Confirm  the  feeble  knee  : 
Let  us  in  life,  in  death, 

Thy  steadfast  truth  declare  ; 
And  publish  with  our  latest  breath, 

Thy  love  and  guardian  care. 

Meth.  Col 


697 


C.   M. 


1  TESUS,  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
J    To  thee  for  help  we  fly  : 

Thy  little  flock  in  safety  keep, 
For,  oh,  the  wolf  is  nigh ! 

2  He  comes,  of  hellish  malice  full, 

To  scatter,  tear,  and  slay  ; 
He  seizes  every  straggling  soul, 
As  his  own  lawful  prey. 

3  Us  into  thy  protection  take, 

And  gather  with  thy  arm  : 
Unless  the  fold  we  first  forsake, 
The  wolf  can  never  harm. 

4  We  laugh  to  scorn  his  cruel  power, 

While  by  our  Shepherd's  side  ; 
The  sheep  he  never  can  devour, 
Unless  he  first  divide. 

5  O,  do  not  suffer  him  to  part 

The  souls  that  here  agree : 
But  make  us  of  one  mind  and  heart, 
And  keep  us  one  in  thee ! 

6  Together  let  us  sweetly  live, 

Together  let  us  die  ; 


TRUSTING  IX  (JRACE.     698,690 


And  each  a  starry  crown  receive, 
And  reign  above  the  sky.         Meth.  Coll. 


L.    M.  Islington,  Duke  Street 

drift  our  Strength.    2  Cor.  xii.  7,  9,  10. 


698 

1  T   ET  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say, 

JLj  M  Strength  shall  be  equal  to  thy  day;" 
Then  I  rejoice  in  deep  distress  ; 
Leaning  on  all-sufficient  grace. 

2  I  dory  in  infirmity, 

That  Christ's  own  power  may  rest  on  me; 
Wh»n  I  am  weak,  then  am  i  strong, 
Grace  ii  my  shield,  and  Christ  my  song. 

3  I  can  do  ;>.ll  things,  or  can  hear 

iflering,  it"  my  Lord  be  there; 
Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains, 
While  his  left  hand  my  head  sustains. 

4  But  if  the  Lord  he  once  withdrawn, 
And  we  attempt  the  work  alone; 
When  new  temptations  spring  and  rise, 
We  find  how  great  our  weakness  is. 

m  hen  his  hair  was  lost, 
Philistines  to  his  cost  ; 
k  nil  vain  limbs  with  sad  surprise, 
feeble  fight,  and  lust  his  eyes* 

Watt*. 


699 


L.    M.  DL.  Eaton,  Carhop. 


1  MASTER,  [own  thy  lawful  claim; 
!▼!  Thine,  wholly  thine,  I  long  to  be  ! 
Thou  scest,  at  last,   I   willing  am, 

Where!  er  thou  go'st,  to  follow  thee  : 
•    in   all   things   to   'hii\  ; 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  to  live  and  die. 

2  WhauVr  my  sinful  flesh  requires, 

Pot  tine   I  <  beerfully  forego  J 
My  covetous  and  vam  desires, 

My  hopes  of  happiness  below  ; 
My  senses'  and  my  passions'  food, 
And  all  my  thirst  for  creature  good. 
:  Pleasure,  and  wealth,  and  praise  no  more 

Shall   lead  my  captive  soul  astray  ; 
My  fond   pursuits   I   all  civ- 

Thee,  only  thee,  resolved  t'  obey  : 


700,701      TRUSTING  IX  GRACE. i 

My  own  in  all  things  to  resign, 
And  know  no  other  will  bat  thine. 
4  All  power  is  thine  in  earth  and  heaven, 
All  fullness  dwells  in  thee  alone  3 
Yf  hate'er  I  have  was  freely  given  : 
Nothing  but  sin  I  call' my  own: 
Other  property  I  disclaim  ; 
Thou  only  art  the  great  I  AM. 

Meth.  Coll. 


700 


L.    Bf.  Effingham,  Truro. 

1  TpEACE,  troubled  soul ;  thou  need'st  not  fear! 
A     Thy  great  Provider  still  is  near  : 

Who  fed  "thee  last,  will  feed  thee  still  ; 
Be  calm,  and  sink  into  his  will. 

2  The  Lord,  who  built  the  eaith  and  sky, 
In  mercy  stoops  to  hear  thy  cry  ; 

His  promise  all  may  freely  claim, 
"Ask.  and  receive  in  Jesus'  name." 

3  The  ravens  daily  he  doth  feed, 

And  sends  them  food  as  they  have  need  j 
Although  they  nothing  have  in  store, 
Yet,  as  they  lack,  he  gives  them  more. 

4  Then  do  not  seek,  with  anxious  care, 
What  ye  shall  eat,  or  drink,  or  wear  j 
Your  heavenly  Father  will  you  feed, 

He  knows  that  all  these  things  you  need. 

5  Without  reserve  give  Christ  your  heart ; 
Let  him  his  righteousness  impart  ; 
Then  all  things  else  he'll  freely  give  ; 
With  him  you  ail  things  shall  receive. 

6  Thus  shall-  the  soul  be  truly  blest, 
That  seeks  in  God  his  only  rest ; 
May  I  that  happy  person  be, 

In  time  and  in  eternity.  Meth.  Coll. 


C.    M.  Mear,  Irish. 


701 

1  F)REPARE  us,  Lord,  to  view  thy  cross, 
A     Who  all  our  griefs  hast  borne ; 

To  look  on  thee,  whom  we  have  pierced — 
To  look  on  thee,  and  mourn. 

2  While  thus  we  mourn,  we  would  rejoice  ; 

And  as  thy  cross  we  see, 


TRUSTING  IX  CRACK.      70:3.703 

Let  each  exclaim,  in  faith  ami  hope — 
"  The  .Saviour  died  lor  me  !" 

Pratt's  Coll. 


'02 


10s  &  lis.  St.  Michael's. 

1  ^jiHE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  all  it  contains  ; 

A    The  truth  of  bis  word  forever  remains; 

:uts  have  a  mountain  ofblessings  in  him, 

His    grace  is  the    fountain,    his    peace    is  the 

■     Llil. 

2  To  him  our  request,  we  now  have  made  known, 
Who  >evs  what  is  best  f<>r  each  of  his  own  : 
Our  heathenish  care,  we  cast  it  aside  ; 

He  heareth  the  prayer,  and  he  will  provide. 

3  The  modest  and  meek  the  earth  shall  possess) 
The  kingdom  who  seek  of  Jesus's  grace, 
The  power  of  hi<  Spirit  shall  joyfully  own, 
And  all  things  inherit  in  virtue  of  one. 

/  UO  '.   Cl.  Greenfield. 

1  rpHE  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 

A     And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care; 

shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eve: 
My  noon-day  walks  lie  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

2  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Oi  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant, 
To  fertile  rales  and   dewy   meads, 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads, 
Where  peaceful  river-,  «;t't  an  I  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  lanuscare  Mow. 
Though  In  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread, 

My  steadfast  heart  >liall  fear  n.>  ill, 
Foe  thou,  0  Lord,  art  with  me  still  : 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  jiive  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade, 
l  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Thr<"i2h  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  *tray, 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  befmile; 
The  barren  wildV  •  fnile, 

With  sudden  Lre»-i:^  Mid  heritage  rrowmsd, 
And  stream*  shall  awrntUf  all   :</ound. 
aj  v 


704,705      TRUSTING  IN  GRACE. 


704 


L.  M. 


1  rpHOU  Lamb  of  God,  thou  Prince  of  peace, 

A    For  thee  my  thirsty  soul  doth  pine; 
My  longing  heart  implores  thy  grace: 
O,  make^  me  in  thy  likeness  shine  ! 

2  With  fraudless,  even,  humble  mind^ 

Thy  will  in  all  things  may  I  see; 
In  love  be  every  wish  resigned, 

And  hallowed  my  whole  heart  to  thee. 

3  When  pain  o'er  my  weak  flesh  prevails, 

With  lamb-like  patience  arm  my  breast  j 
When  grief  my  wounded  soul  assails, 
In  lowly  meekness  may  I  rest. 

4  Close  by  thy  side  still  may  I  keep, 

Howe'er  life's  various  current  flow; 

With  steadfast  eye  mark  ever}7  step, 

And  follow  thee  where'er  thou  go. 

5  Thou,  Lord,  the  dreadful  fight  hast   won; 

Alone  thou  hast  the  wine  press  trod  ; 

In  me  thy  strengthening  grace  be  shown, 

O,  may  I  eonquer  through  thy  blood  ! 

6  So,  when  on  Zion  thou  shalt  stand, 

And  all  heaven's  hosts  adore  their  King, 
Shall  I  be  found  at  thy  right  hand, 
And,  free  from  pain,  thy  glories  sing. 

Mjbth.  Coli. 


705 


Savannah,  Goshen, 


1  rp  HOUGH  sorrow  may  stay  for  a  night, 

A    Joy  shall  with  the  morning  return"; 
Then  let  us  not  faint  in  the  fight, 
Nor  fear  in  the  furnace  to  burn. 

2  'Tis  when  we  are  pressed  with  a  load, 

Too  heavy  for  mortals  to  bear — 

We  haste  to  our  Saviour  and  God, 

And  safely  he  shelters  us  there. 

3  The  prize  of  our  calling  in   view, 

We  break  through  whole  legions  of  foes, 
Determined  them  all  to  subdue, 
That  dars  our  free  passage  oppose. 

4  The  sword  of  the  Spirit  we  wield, 

That  fills  them  with  dread  and  dismay, 


TRLSTLVG  L\GRACE.     706,707 

Resolved  that  we  never  will  yield, 

While  Jesus  gives  strength  for  the  day. 

/  IJO  *«    M«     Iminanuel,  The  Lord  will  provide. 

The  Lord  wiU  tee.  or  provide.      Gen.  xxii.  14. 

1  npHOL'GIl  troubles  assail  and  dangers  affright, 

A    Though  friends  should  all  tail,  and   foes 

all  unite, 
Vet  one  tliinn  secures  ns,  whatever  betide — 
The  scripture  assures  us,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

2  His  call  we  obey,  like  Abrah'm  of  old  ; 

Not  knowing  our  pray,  but  faith  makes  us  bold  : 
For  thoiiuh  we  are  strangers,  we  have  a  good 

guide, 
And  trust  in  all  dangers,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

3  When  Satan  appears  to  stop  up  our  path, 
And  fill  us  with  tears,  we  triumph  l>y  faith  ; 
He  cannot  take  from  us,  though  oft  he  has  tried, 
This  heart-cheering  promise — the   Lord  will 

provide. 

4  He  tells  us  we're  weak,  our  hone  is  in  vai,n — 
The  eood  that  we  seek,  we  ne'er  shall  obtain  ; 
l?ut  when  such  suggestions   our   spirits   have 

plied, 
This  answers   all    questions — the    Lord    will 
provide. 

5  \o  strength  of  our  own,  or  goodness  we  claim  ; 
Yet    since    we    have    known    the    Saviour's 

great  name, 

In  this  our  strong  tower,  for  safety  we  hide  ; 

The  Lord  is  our  power— the  Lord  will  provide. 

C  When  life  sinks  apace,  and  death  is  in  view, 

This    word    of    his    grace    shall    comfort    us 

through  ; 
No  fearing  or  doubting  with  Christ  on  our  side, 
We    hope    to    die    shouting — the    Lord    will 

provide.  Nnwroir. 

/  ()7  ('-    M.      Swanwick,  Psalm  34th. 

Enrouravnnnit  to  trust  and  lore  Gud.     Ps.  XXliV, 

1  rpllRorc;!!  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life, 

y     In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  Of  his  deliverance  1  will  boast, 

Till  all  who  are  distresi 


"08 


706.  709      TRUSTING  IX  GRACE. 

From  my  example  comfort  take, 
And  charm  their  griefs  to  rest. 

3  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just; 
Protection  he  affords  to  all, 
Who  make  his  name   their  trust. 

4  O,  make  but  trial  of  his  love  j. 

Experience  will  decide, 
How  blest  are  they,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. " 

5  Fear  him,  ye  saints,  and  you  will  then 

Have  nothing  else  to  fear: 
Make  you  his  service  your  delight, 
Your  wants  shall  be  his  care.  Tate. 

S.    M.         America,  Contentment. 
Dependence  on  God. 

1  rfl^O  keep  the  lamp  alive, 

1    With  oil  we  fill  the  bowl ; 
'Tis  water  makes  the  willow  thrive, 
And  grace  that  feeds  the  soul. 

2  The  Lord's  unsparing  hand 

Supplies  the  living  stream  ; 

It  is  not  at  our  own  command, 

But  still  derived  from  him. 

3  Man's  wisdom  is  to  seek 

His  strength  in  God  alone  ; 
And  e'en  an  angel  would  be  weak, 
Who  trusted  in  his  own. 

4  Retreat  beneath  his  wings, 

And  in  his  grace  confide  ; 
This  more  exalts  the  King  of  kings, 
Than  all   your  works  beside. 

5  In  God  is  all  our  store  ; 

Grace  issues  from  his  throne  : 
Whoever  says,  "  I  want  no  more," 
Confesses  he  has  none.  Cowper. 

/OJ  7S,  6s  &  8.  Ams'eTdim. 

1  "ITAIN,  delusive  world,  adieu, 
*  With  all  of  creature  good  : 
Only  Jesus  I  pursue, 

Who  bought  mo  with  his  blood. 


TRUSTING  IN  GRACE. 710 

All  thy  pleasures  1  forego  ; 

I  trample  on  thy  wealth  and  prides 
Only  Jesus  will  I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified. 

2  Other  knowledge  I  disdain; 

"J'is  all  but  vanity  : 
Christ,  the  Lamb  of  God,  was  slain; 

He  tasted  death  for  me : 
lie  to  sue  from  endless  wo 

sin-atoning  Victim  died: 
Only  Jesus  will  I   know, 

And  Jesus  crucified. 

3  Him  to  know  is  life  and  peace, 

And  pleasure  without  end; 
This  is  all  my  happiness, 

<  Mi  Jesus  to  depend  ; 
Daily  in  his  crace  to  crow. 

And  ever  in  his  faith  abide: 
Only  Jesus  will   I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified. 

4  O  that  I  could  all  invite, 

Tiiis  saving  truth  to  prove  ; 

the  breadth,  the  height, 
I  depth  of  Jesus'  love  : 
Fain  I  would  to  sinners  show 

The  blood  by  faith  alone  applied; 
Only  Jesus  will   I  know, 

Jesus  crucified.  Gems. 


710 


C    If.  Hymn  2d,  Sunday. 

Thankfulness  fur  Providential  Goodness. 

1  ¥X7ttEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 

»»     My  rising  soul  surveys; 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2  To  all  my  weak   complaints  and  cries, 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear, 

yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learned 
i  mi  themselves  in   prayer. 
'A  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth, 
With  heedless  steps  i  ran, 
Thine  arm,  una  I  me  safe. 

And  led  me  up  to  man. 
4  When   worn  with  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 
With  health  renewed  my  face; 
And,  when  in  sin  and  sorrow  sunk, 
iv<.  v. .  ■  d  my  soul  with  grace 


711.712    REJOICING   IX  A  REVIVAL. 

5  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ  ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

6  Through  every  period  of  my  life, 

Thy  goodness  I'll  pursue  ; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew.  -J        Addison. 


REJOICING  IN  A  REVIVAL. 

/  1  1  CM.  Rochester,  Clarendon. 

1  piOXVIXCED  of  sin,  men  now  begin 
v   To  call  upon  the  Lord  ; 
Trembling,  they  pray,  and  mourn  the  day 

In  which  they  scorned  his  word. 

2  Young  converts  sing,  and  praise  their  King, 

And  bless  God's  holy  name  : 
While  older  saints  leave  their  complaints, 
And  joy  to  join  the  theme. 

3  God's  chariot  rolls,  and  frights  the  souls 

Of  those  who  hate  the  truth  ; 
And  saints  in  prayer  cry,  "  Lord,  draw  near ; 
"  Have  mercy  on  the  youth  : — 

4  "  From  this  glad  hour  exert  thy  power, 

M  And  melf  each  stubborn  heart : 
"  In  those  that  bleed,  let  love  succeed, 
"And  holy  joys  impart." 

5  Come,  sinners,  all,  hear  now  God's  call, 

And  pray  with  one  accord  : 
Saints,  raise  your  songs,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  hail  th'  approaching  Lord. 

Village  Coll. 

i\_£i  H.   If.      Wevmouth,  Eagle  Street. 

1  TTARK  !  hark  '—the  notes  of  joy 
Al  Roll  o'er  the  heavenly  plains, 
And  seraphs  find  employ 

For  their  sublimes!  strains : 
Some  new  delight  in  heaven  is  known  ; 
Loud  sing  the  harps  around  the  throne. 


KEJOICIXO  IN  A  REVIVAL.        713 

2  Hark  !  hark  ! — the  sounds  draw  nigh, 

The  joyful  hosts  descend  : 
Jesus  forsakes  the  sky, 

To  earth  his  footsteps  hend  : 
He  comes  to  bless  our  fallen  race  ; 
He  comes  with  messages  of  grace. 

3  Bear,  bear  the  tidings  round  ; 

Let  every  mortal  know 
What  lov.    in  God  is  found, 

What  pity  he  can  show  : 
Ye  winds  that  blow,  ye  waves  that  roll, 
Bear  the  glad  news  from  pole  to  pole. 

4  Strike,  strike  the  harps  again, 

To  great  ImmanuePs  name  ; 
Arise,  ye  sons  of  men, 

And  all  his  grace  proclaim  : 
Angels  and  men,  wake  every  string; 
'Tis  God  the  Saviour's  praise  we  sing. 

Village  Coll. 

/  It)  8s  &;  7s.   Love  Divine,  Pleading  Saviour. 

1  T   OVE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 

-L*  Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down  ; 
Fil  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling; 

All  thy  faithful   merries  crown. 
Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion! 

Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art : 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation, 

Enter  every  trembling:  heart. 

2  Breathe,  oh,  breathe  thy  loving  Spirit 

Into  every  troubled   breast: 
Let  us  all  in  thee  inherit, 

Let  us  find  thy  promised  rest. 
Take  away  the  love  of  sinning, 

Take  our  load  of  guilt  awa\  ; 
End  the  work  of  thy  beginning, 

Bring  us  to  eternal  day. 

3  Carry  on  thy  new  creation, 

Pure  and  holy  may  we  be  ; 
Let  us  ?f>e  our  whole  salvation. 

Perfectly  secured  by  thee. 
Change  from  jrlory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven   we  take  our  place  , 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 
in   wonder,   lov€  and  praise. 

WniTEr  ii;i.D. 


714.  /lo    REJOICING  IN  A  REVIVAL. 


714  8s,  7S  &  4.  Tamworth. 

1  TV"CW  we  hail  the  happy  dawning 
J-^l    Of  the  gospel's  glorious  light; 
May  it  take  the  wings  of  morning, 

And  dispel  the  shades  of  night ; 

Blessed  Saviour, 
Let  our  eyes  behold  the  sight. 

2  Where,  amid  the  desert  dreary, 

Plant,  nor  shrub,  nor  floweret  grows, 
There  refresh  the  wanderer  weary, 
With  the  sight  of  Sharon's  Rose ; 

And  its  beauties 
To  the  longing  eye  disclose. 

3  Where  the  beasts  of  prey  are  prowling, 

And  the  murderous  serpents  hiss, 

There  exchange  the  dismal  howling 

For  the  pleasing  calm  of  peace; 

And  for  ever 
May  destruction's  empire  cease. 

4  Oh,  let  all  the  world  adore  thee — 

Universal  be  thy  fame  ; 
Kings  and  subjects  fall  before  thee, 
And  extol  thy  matchless  name  ; 

All  ascribing 
Endless  praises  to  the  Lamb. 

Village  Coll, 


715 


>  &  4.  Littleton,  Calvary. 


1  /^N  the  mountain's  top  appearing, 
y~r  Lo,  the  sacred  herald  stands  ; 
Welcome  news  to  Zion  bearing, 

Zion  long  in  hostile  lands  : 

Mourning  captive, 
God  himself  will  loose  thy  bands. 

2  Has  thy  night  been  long  and  mournful, 

All  thy  friends  unfaithful  proved  ? 
Have  thy  foes  been  proud  and  scornful, 
By  thy  sighs  and  tears  unmoved  ? 

Cease  thy  mourning, 
Zion  still  is  "well  beloved. 

3  God,  thy  God,  will  now  restore  thee ; 

He  himself  appears  thy  friend  : 
All  thy  foes  shall  flee  before  thee, 
Here  their  boasts  and  triumphs  end: 


REJOICING    IN  A  REVIVAL.     71fi.  717 

Great  deliverance 

Ziorfs  King  vouchsafes  to  send. 

4  Peace  and  joy  shall  now  attend  thee, 

All  thy  warfare  now  is  past  ; 

God,  thy  Saviour,  shall  defend  thee  ; 

Peace  and  joy  are  come  at  last ; 

All  thy  conflict* 
End  in  everlasting  rest.  Kfllt. 


Fleyel's  Hymn,  Hampta 

The  little  Cloud.     1  Kinjis  xviii.  44. 


716 

1  ^A\V  ye  not  the  cloud  arise, 
^  Little  as  the  human  band  r 
Now  it  spreads  along  the  skits. 

Hangs  o'er  all  the  thirsty  land'. 

2  Lo,  the  promise  of  a  shower 

s  already  from  above; 
Rut  the  Lord  will  shortly  pour 
All  the  blessings  of  hi.s  love. 

3  When  be  rust  the  work  begun, 

Small  and  feeble  was  hi 
Nov.-  the  word  dotb  swiftly  run, 
Now  it  wins  its  widening  way. 

4  Bens  of  God,  your  Saviour  praise: 

lift  the  door  bath  opened  wide  ; 
He  hath  civen  tbe  word  of  gr  . 
J'  -'•  ■  rifled.  Vill.  Coll 

~  -  ,'c  4.  ,,  Jordan. 

•  Zech.  xiii.  ]. 

1  CEE,  from  Zion's  sacred  mountain. 
1^    Streams  of  living  water  fl 

God  has  opened  then:  a  fountain  ; 
This  supplies  the  plains  ; 

They  are   i 
VVh  gn   virtues  know. 

2  Through  ten  thousand  channels  flowing, 

Btreamf  of  mercy  find  their  way  ; 
Life,  and  health,  and  joy  bestowing, 
Making  all  around  look   gay  ; 

Hail  the  long  expected  day. 

3  Gladdened  by  the  flowing  treasure, 

All  enriching 

Ix>.  the  d(  -  fob  pleasure, 


71 


718 


718        REJOICING  IX  A  REVIVAL. 

Every  object 
Sings  for  joy  where'er  it  flows. 
4  Trees  of  life,  the  banks  adorning, 
Yield  their  fruit  to  all  around  ; 
Those  who  eat  are  saved  from  mourning  ; 
Pleasure  comes,  and  hopes  abound  : 

Fair  their  portion — 
Endless  life  with  glory  crowned. 

Village  Coll. 

L.    P.   If.  St.  Helen's.  Eaton. 

Efficacy  of  God's  Word.    Jer.  xxiii.  29. 

1  T^ITH  reverend  awe,  tremendous  Lord, 

I »    We  hear  the  thunders  of  thy  word  ; 

The  pride  of  Lebanon  it  breaks  ; 
Swift  the  celestial  fire  descends, 
The  flinty  rock  in  pieces  rends, 

And  earth  to  its  deep  centre  shakes. 

2  Arrayed  in  majesty  divine, 
Here  sanctity  and  justice  shine, 

And  horror  strikes  the  rebel  through ; 
While  loud  this  awful  voice  makes  known 
The  wonders  which  thy  sword  hath  done, 

And  what  thy  vengeance  yet  shall  do. 

3  So  spread  the  honors  of  thy  name  ; 
The  terrors  of  a  God  proclaim  ; 

Thick  let  the  pointed  arrows  fly  ; 
Till  sinners,  humbled  in  the  dust, 
Shall  own  the   execution  just, 

And  bless  the  hand  by  which  they  die. 

4  Then  clear  the  dark,  tempestuous  day, 
And  radiant  beams  of  love  display  : 

Each  prostrate  soul  let  mercy  raise  j 
So  shall  the  bleeding  captives  feel, 
Thy  word,  that  gave  the  wound,  can  heal, 

And  change  their  notes  to  songs  of  praise. 
Doddridge. 


CHRTSTLXN  WARFARE.      719,720 

CHRISTIAN  WARFARE. 

»^-|  A  H.    M.  Columbia,  Triumpb. 

I  1  J  Jchorah  J\%iss'. —  The  Lard  my  Banner. 

1  T>  Y  whom  was  David  taught 
■LJ  To  aim  the  dreadful  blow, 
When  he  Goliah  fought, 

And  laid  the  Gittite  low? 
No  sword  or  spear  the  stripling  took, 
But  chose  a  pebble  from  the  brook. 

2  'Twas  Israel's  God  and  Kin 5 

Who  sent  him  to  the  fickt, 
Who  save  him  strength  to  sling, 

And  skill  to  aim  aright. 
Ye  feeble  saints,  your  strength  endures, 
Because  young  David's  God  is  yours. 

3  Who  ordered  Gideon  forth 

To  storm  th'  invader's  camp, 
With  arms  of  little  worth, 

A  pitrher  and  a  lamp  ? 
The  trumpet  made  his  coming  known, 
And  all  the  host  was  overthrown. 

4  Oh,  I  have  seen  the  day, 

When,  with  a  single  word, 
God  helping  me  to  say, 

My  trust  is  in  the  Lord, 
My  'soul  has  quelled  a  thousand   foes, 
Fearless  of  all  that  could  oppose. 

5  But  unbelief,  self-will, 

Self-rigbteousness  and  pride, 
How  often  do  they    Steal 

My  weapons  from  my  side! 
Yet  David's  Lord,  and  Gideon's  Friend, 
Will  help  his  servant  to  the  end.      Cowrtn 


720 


P.    M.  Durham,  CoaconJ. 


I  "pClLTP  me  for  the  war, 
-Li  And  teach  my  hands  to  fight ; 
My  simple,  upright  heart  prepare, 
And  guide  my  words  aright. 
£  r-«ntrol   *  v  every  thought, 
'  L*li  of  rip   remove  ; 


721  CHRISTIAN  WARFARE. 

Let  all  my  works  in  tlies  be  wrought ; 
Let  all  be  wrought  in  love* 

3  O,  arm  me  with  the  mind, 

Meek  Lamb,  that  was  in  thee  ; 
And  let  my  knowing  zeal  be  joined 

"With  perfect  charity. 

4  With  calm  and  tempered  zeal 

Let  me  enforce  thy  call  ; 
And  vindicate  thy  gracious  will, 
Which  offers  life  "to  all. 

5  O,  may  I  love  like  thee  ! 

In  all  thy  footsteps  tread  ! 
Thou  hatest  ail  iniquity, 
But  nothing  thou  has1;  made. 

6  O,  may  I  learn  the  art, 

With  meekness  to  reprove  ; 
To  hate  the  sin  with  all  my  heart, 
But  still  the  sinner  love.  Meth.  Coll. 

721  B.    M.  Newburj. 

1  ^OLDIERS  of  Christ,  arise, 
■^    And  put  your  armor  on  ; 

Strong  in  the  strength  which  God  supplies 

Through  his  eternal  Son  ; 
Strong  in  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

And  in  his  mighty  power, 
Who  in  the  strength  of  Jesus  trusts, 

Is  more  than  conqueror. 

2  Stand,  then,  in  his  ure-at  might, 

With  all  his  strength  endued  ; 
But  take,  to  arm  you  for  the  fight, 

The  panoply  of  God  : 
That,  having  all  things  done, 

And  all  your  conflicts  past, 
Ye  may  overcome  through  Christ  alone, 

And  stand  entire  at  last. 

3  Stand,  then,  against  your  foes 

In  close  and  firm  array  ; 
Lenions  of  wily  f.ends  oppose 

Throughout  the  evil  day  : 
But  meet  the  sons  of  night. 

But  mock  their  vain  design, 
Armed  in  the  arms  of  heavenly  light, 

Of  righteousness  divine. 

4  Leave  no  unguarded  place, 

No  weakness  of  the  soul  j 


FORMAL  RELIGION. 722 

Take  every  virtue,  every  grace, 

And  fortify  the  whole: 
Indissolubly  joined, 

To  buttle  all  proceed  ; 
But  arm  yourselves  with  all  the  mind 

That  was  in  Christ  your  head.    Meth.  Coll 


722 


FORMAL  RELIGION. 

B.  M. 

FIRST  PART. 


1  "jVTV  gracious,  lovinu  Lord, 
«•.▼■■■  To  thee  what  shall  I  say? 
Well  may  I  tremble  at  thy  word, 

And  scarce  presume  to  pray. 
Ten  thousand  wants  have  I  ; 

Alas  !  I  all  tilings  want  ; 
But  thou  h:ist  bid  me  always  cry, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

2  Yet,  Lord,  well  might  I  fear, 

Fear  e'en  to  ask  thy  crace, 
So  oft  have  I,  lias!  drawn  near, 

And  mocked  thee  to  thy  face: 
With  all  pollutions  stained, 

Thy  hallowed  courts  I  trod  ; 
Thy  name  and  temple  I  profaned, 

And  dared  to  call  thee  God. 

3  Nick  with  my  lipj  I  drew: 

My  lips  were  all  unclean  ; 
Thee  with  my  heart  I   never  knew; 

My  heart  was  full  of  sin  : 
Far  from  the  living  Lord, 

As  far  as  hell  from  heaven, 
Thy  purity  1  still  Abhorred, 

Nor  looked  to  be  forgiven. 

4  My  nature  1   obeyed  ; 

My  own  desires  pursued  : 
And  still  a  den  of  thieves  I  made 

The  hallowed  house  of  God. 
Tile  worship  he  approi 

To  him  I  would  Dot  pay  ; 
My  selfish  ends,  and  creature  loves, 

Had  stole  my  heart  away. 


723  FORMAL  RELIGIOX. 

5  My  sin  and  nakedness 

I  studied  to  disguise  •, 
Spoke  to  my  soul  a  flattering  peace, 

And  put  out  my  own  eyes  ; 
In  fig  leaves  I  appeared, 

Xor  with  my  form  would  part ; 
But  still  retained  a  conscience  seared, 

A  hard,  deceitful  heart. 

SECOND  PART- 

1  A    GODLY,  formal    saint 

■£*■  I  long  appeared  in  sight  , 
By  self  and  Satan  taught  to  paint 

My  tomb,  my  nature,  white. 
The"  Pharisee  within, 

Still  undisturbed,  remained  ; 
The  strong  man,  armed  with  guilt  of  sin, 

Safe  in  his  palace  reigned. 

2  But,  oh,  the  jealous  God 

In  my  behalf  came  down  ; 
Jesus  himself  the  stronger  showed, 

And  claimed  me  for  his  own. 
My  spirit  he  alarmed. 

And  brought  into  distress  ; 
He  shook  and  bound  the  strong  man,  armed 

In  his  self-righteousness. 

3  Faded  my  virtuous  show, 

My  form  without  the  power  ; 
The  sin-convincing  Spirit  blew, 

And  blasted  every  flower: 
My  mouth  was  stopped,  and  shame 

Covered  my  guilty  face  ; 
I  fell  on  the  atoning  Lamb, 

And  I  was  saved  by  grace.     Meth.  Coll. 

»%^Q  S.   M.   Maryland,  Little  Marlboro'. 

I  AlO  Formal.     Job  xxvii.  8. 

1  T>ELIGIOX'S  form  is  vain, 
Jl*'  While  we  deny  its  power  ; 
What  will  the  hypocrite  obtain 

In  death's  tremendous  hour  ? 

2  Now  he  may  credit  gain, 

And  in  his  affluence  roll  ; 
But  all  his  profit  will  be  pain, 
When  God  shall  take  his  soul. 

3  Then,  oh,  what  dread  surprise, 

What  horror  and  dismay, 


FORMAL  RELIGION.     724,  725 

When  death  shall  open  wide  his  eyes, 
And  tear  his  mask  away  ! 

4  Lord,  search  and  know  my  heart, 

And  make  my  soul  sincere  ; 
And  bid  hypocrisy  depart, 
And  keep  my  conscience  clear.     Hoskins. 

/  ^-4  CM.  Caledonia. 

1  ^TILL,  for  thy  loving  kindness,  Lord, 
^   I  in  thv  temple  « 

I  look  to  rind  thee  in  thy  word, 
Or  at  thy  table  meet. 

2  Here,  in  thine  own  appointed  ways, 

I  wait  to  learn  thy  will  : 
Silent  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  hear  thee  say,  "  Be  still  !" 

3  "  Be  still  !  and  know  that  I  am  God!" 

'Tis  all  I  live  to  know  ; 
To  feel  the  virtue  of  thy  blood, 

And  spread  its  praise  below  ! 
i  I  wait  my  vizor  to  renew, 

Thine  rieve  ; 

The  veil  of  outward  things  pass  through, 

And  gasp  in  thee  to  live. 

5  I  work  ;  and  own  the  labor  vain  ; 

And  thus  from  works  I  cease; 
I  str:  ;itless  pain, 

Till  God  create  my  peace. 

6  Fruitless,  till  thou  thyself  impart, 

Must  all  my  efforts  prove  ; 
They  cannot  change  a  sinful  heart, 
They  cannot  purchase  love. 

7  I  do  the  thine  thy  laws  enjoin, 

And  then  the  strife  (five  o'er; 
To  thee  I  then  the  whole  resi  :n  ; 
I  trust  in  means  no  more. 

8  I  trust  in  Him  who  stands  between 

The  Father's  wrath  and  me  ; 
Jesus,  thou  great,  eternal   Man,  • 

1    look  for  all  from  thee.  Mi.th.  Coll. 

*7Q  P  C    M.  Dundee,  Rochester. 

/  wO      The  Judgment  of  Hypocrites.  Ps.  50. 
1  V1THEX  Christ  to   judement  shall  descend, 
▼  ▼     And  saints  purround  their  Lord, 


He  calls  the  nations  to  attend, 
And  hear  his  awful  word.         • 

2  "Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slain 

"  Will  I  the  world  reprove  ; 
"  Altars,  and  rites,  and  forms  are  vain, 
"  Without  the  fire  of  love. 

3  "  Ami  what  have  hypocrites  to  do 

"To  brini  their  sacrifice? 
"They  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
"  But  deal  in  theft  and  lies. 

4  "  Could  you  expect  to  'scape  my  sight, 

"And  sin  without  control? 
"  But  I  shall  bring  your  crimes  to  light, 
"  With  anguish  in  your  soul." 

5  Consider,  ye  that  slight  the  Lord, 

Before  his  wrath  appear; 
If  once  you  fall  beneath  his  sword, 
There's  no  deliverer  there.  Watts, 


726 


BACKSLIDING. 

C.    M.       Martyr's,  FanerrJ  Thought. 


1  T\EAR  Jesus,  let  thy  pitying  eye 
JLr  Call  back  a  wandering  sheep; 
False  to  my  vows,  like  Peter,  I 

Would  fain,  like  Peter,  weep. 

2  Now  let  me  be  by  grace  restored, 

To  me  thy  mercy  shown  ; 
O,  turn  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

3  Almighty  Prince,  enthroned  above, 

Repentance  to  impart, 
Grant,  through  the  greatness  of  thy  love, 
The  humble,  contrite  heart. 

4  Give,  what  I  should  have  long  implored, 

A  taste  of  love  unknown  ; 
O,  turn  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

5  Behold  me,  Saviour,  from  above, 

Nor  suffer  me  to  die  ; 
For  life,  and  happiness,  and  love, 
Bmile  in  thy  gracious  eye. 


BACKSLIDING.  727,  728 


6  Speak  but  the  reconciling  word  j 
Let  mercy  melt  ine  down  : 
O,  turn  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone.     Vill.  Coll. 

»•'.-)<•'  C.    M.    Elgin,  Ch.ipsl,  New  Durham. 

4  **  I  Backsliding  confcssc  I. 

1  ITOW  far,  alas  !  in  staffed  ways, 
XJL   How  far  from  God  l*ve  none! 
And   now  I  mourn  in  painful  lays — 
Ah!  Lord,  what  have  I  done? 
Q  To  sin  and  Satan's  hold  demand, 
I  was  a  willing  prey  ; 
He  was  not  readier  to  command, 
Than  I  was  to  obey. 

3  Perchance  the  tempter  left  my  heart, 

Yet  still  his  work   went  on  ; 
I  acted  o'.-r  bis  dreadful  part — 
Ah  I  Lord,  what  have  1  done? 

4  Saviour,  almighty  and  divine, 

I've  Blighted  all  thy  (banns: 
Restore  me  from  this  sad  decline. 
Nor  thrust  me  from  thy  arms.   Vill.  Coll. 

728 

1  LT('^*  •h«M  a  lost  -.Miner,  in  pain, 
fl   Recover  his  forfeited  peace? 
When  brought  into  bondage  ajrain, 

What  nope  of  a  second  releaser 
Will  mercy  itself  be  so  kind 

To  spare  sin  b  a  refcel  as  me? 
And  oh,  can  I  possibly  find 

Such  plenteous  redemption  in  thee? 

2  O  Jesus,  cf  thee  I  in<; 

Jf  still  thou  art  able  to  s:>ve  : 
The  brand  to  pluck  out  of  tlie  tire, 

And  ransom  my  soul  from  the  grave; 
The  help  of  thy  Spirit   restore, 

And  show  mi-  the  life-giving  blood, 
And  pardon  a  sin      r  i 

And  bring  me  again  unto  God. 
2  O  leans,  in  pity  draw  near, 

Come  quickly  to  help  a  lost  scul, 
To  comfort  a  mourner  appear, 

And  make  a  poor  Lazarus  whols  • 


Lambe:h,  Union  Hvma. 


The  balm  of  thy  mercy  apply, 

Thou  see st  the  sore  anguish  I  feel  ; 
Save,  Lord,  or  I  perish,  I  die  ; 

O  save,  or  I  sink  into  hell. 
4  I  sink,  if  thou  longer  delay 

Thy  pardoning  mercy  to  show; 
Come  quickly,  and  kindly  display 

The  power  of  thy  passion  below  : 
By  all  thou  hast  done  for  my  sake, 

One  drop  of  thy  blood  I  implore  : 
Now,  now  let  it  touch  me,  and  make 

The  sinner  a  sinner  no  more.    Mcth.  Coi.l 


729 


C.    M.  M. : f 3rd,  Dundee 

1  A  FOS  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
vJ*  A  calm  and  heavenly  frame  ; 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

2  Where  is  the  Mes^c-'h^ss  I  knew 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus,  and  his  word  ? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  then  enjoyed  I 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  now  I  find  an  aching  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  O  holy  Dove  ;  return, 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest ; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  mad.j.  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  "thee  from  my  breast. 

5  Tii?  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame  ; 
So  purer  lisht  shall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb.  Cowper# 

^•)f\  '5*  Morrpelier,  FineJon. 

»  OU  In  Darkness. 

1  /"\XCE  I  thought  my  mountain  strong, 

vJ  Firmly  fixed,  no  more  to  move  ; 

Then  my  Saviour  wa3  my   song, 
Taen  my  soul  was  filled  with  love  ; 


KSLIDING.  731 


Those  were  happy,  golden  days, 
Sweetly  spent  in  prayer  and  praise. 
2  Little  then  myself  I  knew, 

Little  thought  of  Satan's  power; 
Now  I  feel  my  sins  anew  ; 

Now  I  feel  the  stormy  hour: 
Sin  Ins  put  my  joys  to  flight; 
Sin  has  turned  my  day  to  night. 
Z  ur,  shine  and  cheer  my  soul, 

Lid  my  dying  hope*  revive  ; 
Make  my  wounded  spirit  whole, 

Fir  away  the  tempter  drive; 
Speak  the  word  and  set  me  free, 
Let  me  live  alone  to  thee.  Newton. 

^Ol  <■'.    >'.  hi: ty,  Caledonia. 

•  OJL  Backs!idi7i{r  mourned. 

1  f\  THAT  I  were  as  heretofore, 

"  "  When,  warm  in  my  first  love, 
I  only  lived  my  God  t'  adore, 
.And  seek  the  things  above. 

2  Upon  my  head  his  candle  shone, 

And,  lavish  of  his  grace, 
With  cords  of  love  he  drew  me  on, 
And  half  unveiled  hit  face. 

3  Far,  far  above  all  earthly  things 

Triumphantly  I  rode ; 

1  to  heaven  on  eagles1  wings, 
And  found  and  talked  with  God. 

4  Where  am  I  now  ?  from  what  a  height 

Of  happiness  cast  down  ! 
The  glory  swallowed  up  in  night, 
And  faded  is  the  crown. 

5  O  God,  thou  art  my  home,  my  rest, 

For  which  I  tlgh  in  pam  ; 
How  shall  I  'scape  into  thy  breast, 
My  Lden  now  regain?  .Mith.  Coi^ 


732,   733  DEDICATION'S. 


DEDICATIONS. 


732 


IJ<    M«  Arnheim.  Un 

Dedication  of  a  House  for  Worship.   Ps.  lxxxvii 

1  4  XD  will  the  great,  eternal  God 
i»  On  earth  establish  his  abode? 
And  will  he,  from  his  radiant  throne, 
Avow  our  temple  for  his  own? 

2  We  bring  the  tribnte  of  our  praise; 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace, 
Which  to  our  notes  will  lend  an  ear, 
And   call  us,  sinful  mortals,  near. 

3  Our  Father's  watchful  care  we  bless, 
Which  guards  our  synagogues  in  peace  ; 
That  no  tumultuous  foes  invade, 

To  rill  our  worshippers  with  dread. 

4  These  walls  we  to  thy  honor  raise  ; 
Long  may  they  echo  to  thy  praise  ; 
And  thou,  descending,  rill  the  place 
Wi:h  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

5  Here  let  the  great  Redeemer  reign, 
\\  ith  all  the  glories  of  his  train ^ 
While  power  divine  his  words  attends, 
To  conquer  foes,  and  cheer  his  friends. 

6  And  in  the  great,  decisive  day, 
When  God  the  nations   shall  survey, 
May  it  before  the  world  appear. 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here. 

Doodrtdo 

^QQ  H.    fti.  Ailerton.  An.hci 

'  OO  Dedication  of  a  House  for   Worship. 

1  TX  sweet,  exalted  strains, 

B-  The  King  of  glory  praise  ; 

O'er  heaven  and  earth  he  reigns, 
Through  everlasting  days  ; 
lie.  with  a  nod,  the  world  controls, 
Sustains,  or  sinks,  the  distant  pules. 

2  To  earth  ha  bends  his  throne — 

His  throne  of  grace  divine  ; 
Wide  is  his  bounty  known, 

And  wide  his  glories  shine: 
Fair  Salem,  still  his  chosen  rest, 
Li  with  hU  smiles  and  presence  blest. 


MORNING.  734 


3  Great  King  of  glory,  come, 

And  with  thy  favor  crown 
This  temple  as  thy  dome, 
This  people  as  thy  own: 
Beneath  this  roof,  O  deiirn  to   show 
How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below 

4  Here  may  thine  ears  attend 

Thy  people's  humble  cries; 
And  grateful  [)rai>c  ascend, 

All  fragran*,  to  the  skies: 
Here  may  thy  word  melodious  sound, 
And  spread  celestial  joys  around. 

5  Here  may  th'  attentive  throng 

Imbibe  thy  truth  and  love  ; 
And  converts  join  the  song 
Of  seraphim  above  : 
And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  board, 
With  sacred  joy,  and  sweet  accord. 

6  Here  may  our  unborn  sons 

And  daughters  sound  thy  praise; 
And  shine,  like  polished  stones, 

Through  long  succeeding  days: 
Here,  Lord,  display  thy  saving   power, 
While  temples  stand,  and  men  adore.     Francis 


MORNING  AND  EVENING. 


INI  ORM  N  G  . 


7o4  L.    M.  Ca»rle  Stree',  Antigua. 

1  A  RISE,  my  soul,  with  rapture  rise; 

-tl.  And,  filled  with  love  and  fear,  adore 
The  awful  Sovereign  of  the  skb-s, 
Whose  mercy  lendi  me  one  day  more. 

2  And  may  this  day,  indulgent  Power, 

Not  idly  pass,  nor  fruitless  be  ; 
But  may  each  swifcly-Myine  hour 
Still  nearer  bring  my  soul  to  tliee. 


735,  736      MORXLVG  AXD  EVEXIXG. 

3  And  wilt  thou  deisn  to  lend  an  ear, 
When  I,  poor  abject  mortal,  pray  ? 
Yes,  boundless  Goodness,  thou  wilt  hear, 
Nor  cast  the  meanest  wretch  away. 
1  Then  let  me  serve  thee  ail  my  days, 

And  may  my  zeal  with  yea'rs  increase; 
For  pleasant,  Lord,  are  all  thy  ways. 
And  all  thy  paths  are  paths  of  peace. 

f^OT'  L-   M.   6l.         St.  Helens,  Devoti 

i  *jO         Dependence  and  Enjoyment. 

IAS  even*  day  thy  mercy  spares 
-£*■  Will  bring  its  trials  and  its  cares, 
O  Saviour,  till  my  life  shall  end, 
Be  thou  my  counsellor  and  friend:. 
Teach  me  thy  precepts,  all  divine, 
And  be  thy  great  example  mine. 

2  Should  poverty's  consuming  blow 
Lay  all  my  worldly  comforts  low  j 
And  neither  help  nor  hope  appear, 
My  steps  to  guide,  my  heart  to  cheer  ; 
Lord,  pity  and  supply  my  need, 

For  thou  on  earth  wast  poor  indeed. 

3  Should  providence  profusely  pour 
Its  various  blessings  in  ray   store  ; 
O  keep  me  from  the  ills,  that  wait 
On  such  a  seeming  prosperous  state  ; 
From  hurtful  passions  set  me  free, 
And  humbly  may  I  walk  with  thee. 

4  When  each  day's  scenes  and  labors  close, 
And  wearied  nature  seeks  repose, 

With  pardoning  mercy  richly  blest, 
Guard  me,  my  Saviour,  while  I  rest ; 
And  as  each  morning  sun  shall  rise, 
O,  lead  me  onward  to  the  skies. 

Worcester's  Selectto 

C.    M.  London,  Fen 

Christian   Watchfulness. 
1     A  WAKE,  my  drowsy  soul,  awake 


736 


And  view  the  threatening  scene: 
Legions  of  foes  encamp  around, 

And  treachery  lurks  within. 
'Tis  not  this  mortal  life  alone 

These  enemies  assail ; 


MORNING. 


'37 


How  canst  thou  hope  for  future  bliss, 
If  their  attempts   prevail? 

3  Then  to  the  work  of  Cod  awake— 

Behold  thy  Master  near — 
The  various,  arduous  task  pursue 
With  vigor  and  with  fear. 

4  The  awful  resister  goes  on, 

The  account  will  surely  come  ; 
And  opening  day,  or  closing  night, 

May  bear  me  to  my  doom. 
D  Tremendous  thought  !  how  deep  it  strikes  ! 

Yet  like  a  dream  it  flies, 
Till  God's  own  voice  the  slumbers  chnse 

From  these  deluded  eyes.  Doddridge. 

L.    M.  Paik  Street,  Wells. 

Morning  Hymn. 
1     4  WAKE,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 

A  Thy  duly  cuiir>.>  of  duty  run; 

f-'hake  off  dull  sloth,  and  early  rise 

To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

i  thy  mis-pent  time  that's  past  j 

Live  this  day,  M  it*  'twere  thy  last  : 

T'  improve  thy  talents  take  due  ca'o  ; 

'Gainst  the  groat  day  thyself  prepare. 
i  Let  all  thy  converse  be  sincere, 

Thy  conscience  as  the  noonday  clear: 

Think  how  th'  all-seeing  God,  thy  ways 

And  all  thy  socret  thoughts  surveys. 
I  Lord,  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew  ; 

Scatter  my  ^in-^  as  morning  dew  ; 

Guard  my  first  ^juiiiL'  of  thought  and  v.ili, 

And  with  thyself  my  spirit  till, 
i  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 

All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say, 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 

In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite 

Prai-e  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  ; 

Prai<e  him,  all  creatures  here  below; 

Praise  him  above,  ye  angelic  host  ; 

Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

Ke^mot 


738.  739      MORXIXG  AXD  EVEXIXG. 


738 


C    M.  Mear,  Howard 

Morning-  Invocation. 

1  /""i  TVER  and  guardian  of  my  sleep, 
vT  To  praise  thy  name  I  wake  ; 
Still,  Lord,  thy  helpless  servant  keep,' 

For  thine  own  mercy's  sake. 

2  The  blessing  of  another  day 

I  thankfully  receive  ; 

O,  may  I  only  thee  obey, 

And  to  thy  glory  live  ! 

3  Vouchsafe  to  keep  my  soul  from  sin, 

Irs  cruel  power  suspend, 
T'll  all  this  strife  and  war  within 
In  perfect  peace  shall  end. 

4  Upon   me  lay  thy  mighty  hand, 

My  words  "and  thoughts  restrain: 
Bow  my  whole  soul  to  thy  command, 
Xor  let  my  faith  be  vain. 

5  Prisoner  of  hope,  I  wait  the  hour 

Which  shall  salvation  bring  ; 
When  all  I  am  shall  own  thy  power, 

And  call  mv  Jesus  Kins.  Meth.  Coll 


739 


L.    M.        Blendon,  New  Sabbatl 

1  £1  OD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 
vT  The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies; — 

2  From  the  fair  chambers  of  the  east 

The  circuit  of  his  race  begins, 
And,  without  weariness  or  rest, 
Round  the  whole  earth  he  flies  and  shines 

3  O,  like  the  sun  may  I  fulfil 

Th'  appointed  duties  of  the  day; 
With  ready  mind  and  active  will" 
March  on,  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

4  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 

Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes  ; 
Thy  threatenings  just,  thy  promise  surej 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

5  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide, 

And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss j 


MORNING.    740.  741.  042 


All  my  desires  and  hopes  beside 
.Are  feint  and  cold,  compared  with  this. 

Watts. 

/40  C.    M.  Clches'.er,  Ferry. 

1   TTV  lovely  Jesus-,  while  on  earth, 
-i-'-l  Arose  before  'twas  day, 
And  to  a  solitary  place 
Departed,  there  to  pray. 
$  I'll  do  as  did  my  blessed  Lord — 
Fill  footsti  pa  I  will  trace  ; 
I  love  to  meet  him  in  the  grove, 
And  view  his  smiling  face. 
3  Early  I'll  rise,  and  sing  and  pray, 
While  I  the  light  enjoy  ; 
May  this  blest  work,  from  day  to  day, 

My  heart  and  tongue  employ.    Vii.l.  Coll. 


741 


i  S.  Fif  ycl'j,  Lovest  thou  &e. 

1  "V"'»\V  the  shad  c  of  night  are  gone; 
1^1   Now  the  morning  light  is  come; 
Lord,  may  we  be  thine  to-day  ; 
Drive  the  shades  of  sin  away. 

2  Fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  light, 
Banish  doubt,  and  cleanse  our  sight ; 
In  thy  srrvice.   Lord,  to-day, 

Help  ns  labor,  help  ns  pray. 

3  Keep  our  haughty  passions  bound; 
Save  us  from  our  foes  around  ; 
Going  out,  and  coming  in, 

Keep  us  safe  from  every  sin. 

4  When  our  work  of  life  is  past, 
O  receive  us  then  at  last  ! 
Night  of  tin  will  be  do  more, 
When  we  reach  the  heavenly  shore. 

Hart.  Coll. 


L.    M.  Paradise,  Old  Hundred. 


742 

1   f\  COLLI)  my  s>>ul  this  morning  rise, 
"/   And   feel  that  life  that  never  dies, 
I'd  praise  thai  hand  with  all  my  powers, 
That  guarded  my  unguarded  hours. 


743.  744      MORNING  AND  EVENING. 

2  'Tis  he  who  gives  me  life  divine  j~ 
In  him  eternal  joys  are  mine  ; 
Then  rouse,  my  soul,  bid  sloth  adieu, 
Thy  Jesus  love,  and  him  pursue. 

3  Haste  on  to  that  immortal  shore, 

Where  night  and  sleep  are  known  no  more; 
There  shall  I  soon  in  clory  rise. 
And  meet  my  God  beyond  the  skies. 

4  Then  "will  I  raise  a  morning  song, 
With  all  the  vast  angelic  throng  ; 
Sailing  in  everlasting  peace, 

My  morning  song  shall  never  cease. 

Alline. 


743 


C    M.  St.  Ann*. 

1  jpkNCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 
v-J  Salutes  thy  waking  eyes  : 

Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  Him  who  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats, 

The  day  renews  the  sound  ; 
"Wide  as  the  heaven,  on  which  he  sits 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 
2  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame, 
My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise  ; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  rlame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 
4  On  a  poor  worm  thy  power  might  tread, 
And  I  could  ne'er  withstand  : 
Thy  justice  might  have  crushed  rne  dead, 
But  mercy  held  thine  hand. 
,r>  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled, 
Since  the  last  setting  sun  ; 
And  yet  thou  lengthen'st  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run. 
6  Dear  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 
Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light : 
Then  shall  my  "sun  in  smile3  decline, 

And  bring  a  pleasant  nieht.  Watt?. 


744 


S.    M.  Newburf. 

.Morning-. 
1  QERENE,  I  laid  me  down 
C5  Beneath  his  guardian  care  ; 
I  slept,  nnd  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near. 


MORNING.  T4.~).  746 


2  Thus  does  thine  aim  support 

This  weak,  defenceless  frame  ; 
But  whence  these  favors,  Lord,  to  mo, 
All  worthless  as  I  am  r 

3  O,  how  shall   I  repay 

The  bounties  of  my  Hod  ? 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 

This  pleasing,  painful  load. 

4  My  life  I  would  anew 

Devote,  O  Lord,  to  thee  : 
And  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity.  Spiritual  Soxes. 

9*  A  P  CM.  Peterborough,  Victory. 

f    m.*J  Sabbath  Morning  ITijmru 

1  npHIP  is  the  day  when  Christ  arose 

A     So  early  from  the  dead  ; 
Why  should  I  keep  my  eyelids  closed, 
And  waste  my  Ik. ins  in  bed? 

2  This  is  the  day   when  Jems  hroke 

The  powers  of  death  and  hell  ; 
And  shall  I  still  wear  Satan's  yoke. 
And  love  my  bins  M   well  ? 

3  To-day  with  pleasure  Christians  meet, 

To  pray  and  read  thy  word  ; 
And  I  would   L">,   with  cheerful  feet, 
To  learn  thy  will,  O   Lord. 

4  111  quit  the  world,  to  read  and  pray, 

And  so  prepare  for  heaven  ; 
O,  may  I  love  this  blessed  day 
The  best  of  all  the  seven.  Lyri. 

m*  A  f*  Elliott,  Benevento. 

1  npHOU,  O  Lord,  didst  hear  my  cry; 

A     Thy  protecting  hand  was  nigh  ; 
Peaceful  slumbers  thou  di  l<t  shed 
O'er  my  weary,  drooping  bead. 

2  Gently,  with  the  dawning  ray, 
On  my  soul  thy  beams  display  ; 
BweetoT  than  the  smiling  morn, 
Let  thy  cheering  light  return. 

BptR.'TL'AL  So.TOS. 

2$ 


747,  748      HORNING  AND  EVENING. 


MORNING   Oil   EVENING. 

*f  A  m  L.    M.  Uxbridge,  Portugal. 

•    i  ■  Morning  or  Evening. 

1  "\TY  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 

^*A  Like  morning  incense  in  thy  house  ; 
And  let  my  nightly  worship  rise., 
Sweet  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them,  Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word  ; 

Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  trend 
The  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead. 

3  O,  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray, 
Smite  and  reprove  mv  wandering  way  ! 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment,  shed, 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

4  When  I  behold  them  pressed  with  grief, 
I'll  cry  to  Heaven  for  their  relief; 

And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love. 
Watts. 

m  JQ  C.    M.  B-nhy,  Mitfori, 

•    xO  horning  or  Evening. 

1  f\^  thee,  each  morning,  O  my  God, 
v/  My  waking  thoughts  attend; 

In  whom  are  founded  all  my  hopes, 
In  whom  my  wishes  end. 

2  My  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  love  surveys ; 
And,  fired  with  grateful  zeal,  prepare? 
The  sacrifice  of  praise. 

3  When  evening  slumbers  pres3  my  eyes, 

With  thy  protection  blest, 

In  peace  and  safety  I  commit 

My  weary  limbs  to  rest. 

4  My  spirit,  in  thy  hands  secure, 

Fears  no  appronching  ill  ; 
For  whether  waking,  or  asleep, 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  me  still.  , 

5  Then  will  I  daily  to  the  world 

Thy  wondrous  acts  proclaim  ; 
Whilst  all  with  me  shall  praise  and  Bing, 
Afii  bless  the  sacred  nam?. 


EVEXLXC 740,  750 

6  At  morn,  at  noon,  at  night,  I'll  still 
Thy  growing  work  pui  a 
And  thee  alone  will  praise,  to  whom 
Eternal  praise  is  due.  Liv.  Coll. 


E  V  E  N  I  N  G  . 


m*  a  r\  C<    M.  Swanvvick,  St.  Joba'». 

*    i«J         Keening  before  the  Sabbath. 
1  T>EGONE,  my  earthly  cares,  away! 
-D   \or  dare  to  tempt  ray  sight ; 
Let  me  begin  th'  ensuing  day 
Before  I  end  this  night. 
(2  Yes,  let  the  work  of  prayer  and  praise 
Employ  my  heart  and  tongue; 
Becin,  my  soul ;  thy  Sabbath  days 
Can  never  be  too  long. 
3  Let  the  past  merciss  of  the  week 
•    n  grateful  frame  ; 
Nor  let  my  tongue   refuse  to  speak 
Some  good  01  Jesus'  name. 

l! — how  pleasing  is  the  sound! 
How   worthy  of  my  love  ! 
Why  is  my  heart  so  lifeless  found? 
Why  placed  no  more  above? 

5  Forgive  my  dulness,  dearest  Lord, 

And  quicken  all  my   powers  ; 

Prepare  me  to  attend  thy  word, 

T'  improve  the  sacred  hours. 

6  On  wings  of  expectation  borne, 

My  hopes  to  heaven  ascend  : 

I  long  to  welcome  in  the  mom, 

The  day   With  thee  to  spend. 


7.>0 


C.    M.  Buty,  Bedford. 

1  P|READ  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 

**    Like    holy    iii'  • 

it  the  ooeringfl  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangen  of  the  day 

Thy  hand  was  still   my  guard  ; 


751.752      MORNING  AND  EVENING. 

And  still,  to  drive  my  wants  away, 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around  ; 
But  O,  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretcbed  soul? 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied. 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll  ! 

5  Lord,  witb  this  guilty  heart  of  mine, 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renewed  by  thee. 

6  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  blood, 

I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  God, 

Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast.  Watts. 


751 


L.    Iff.  Orland,  Sandwich. 

1  f^  LORY  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night, 
vJ  For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light: 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Under  tby  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me.  Lord,  through  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  that  1  this  day  have  done  ; 
That  with  the  world,  myself  and  thee, 

I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed  ; 

To  die,  that  this  vile  body  may 
Rise  glorious  at  the  awful  day. 

4  O,  may  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  may  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close; 
Sleep  that  may  me  more  vigorous  make, 
To  serve  my  God  when  I  awake. 

5  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow; 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below  ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  choir; 

Sing  praise  to  heaven's  eternal  Sire.     Kenn. 

752  P-   M-  Evening  Song. 

1   |^OD  of  evening  and  of  morning, 
"  Great  Source  of  all, 


KVEXIXG. 753,  7C4 

While  our  hearts  with  love  are  burning, 

Prostrate  wo  fall  : 
Xow  thy  sacred  throne  addressing, 
And  our  follies  all  confessing, 
We  entreat  a  Father's  blessing; 

Lord,  hear  our  call. 

2  Thou  that  rulest  oarth  and  heaven, 

Darkness  and  i  _ 
Who  the  day  fof  toil  hast  given, 

Foi  rest  the  night  ;    . 
May  thine  angel  guards  defend  us; 
Slumber  sweet,  thy  mercy  Bend  us; 
Holy  dreams  and  hopes  attend  us, 

This  live-long  night. 

3  Object  of  our  souls'  devotion, 

Thee  we  adore  ; 
Fill  our  hearts  with  sweet  emotion, 

This  sacred  hour ; 

Master,  thou  art  worthy  ; 
All  thy  heavenly  boat  adore  thee; 

ta  shall  cast  their  crown-  before  thee, 

Now,  and  evermore.      Spiritual  Songs. 

/.JO  C.    -M.  Colchester,  Arundel. 

1  |NDUL6ENT  Father,  by  whose  care 
A   I've  passed   another  day, 

Let  me  Th is  night  thy  mercy  share, 
And  teach  me  how  to  plB] . 

2  Show  me  my  sin*,  and   how  to  mourn 

My   guilt  before  thy  face  ; 
Direct  me,  Lord,  to  Christ  alone, 
And  save  me  by  thy  grace. 

3  Lei  each  returning  night  declare 

The  tokens  of  thy   lore  ; 
And  every  hour  thy  grace  prepare 
My  soul*  for  jo\  -  above. 

4  And  when  on  earth  I  close  mine  eyes, 

To  sleep  in  death's  embrace, 
Let  me  to  heaven  and  glory  rise, 
T'  enjoy  thy  nailing  face. 


754 

1  Omv 


7s.   8l.     Bath  Al.by,  Heavenly  Home. 

MNIPRESEXT  God,  whose  aid 
o  one  ever  asked  in  \ain, 


755  MORNING  AND  EVENING.  | 

lie  this  night  about  my  bed, 

Every  evil  thought  restrain  : 
Lay  thy  hand  upon  my  soul, 

God  of  my  unguarded  hours; 
All  my  enemies  control, 

Hell,  and  earth,  and  nature's  powers. 

2  O  thou  jealous  God,  come  down, 

God  of  spotless  purity  ; 
Claim  and  seize  me  for  thine  own  ; 

Consecrate  my  heart  to  thee  ; 
Under  thy  protection  take  ; 

Songs  in  the  night  season  give; 
Let  me  sleep  to  tbee,  and  wake  ; 

Let  me  die  to  thee,  and  live. 

3  Let  me  of  thy  life  partake, 

Thy  own  holiness  impart ; 
O  that  I  may  sweetly  wake, 

With  my  Saviour  in  my  heart  ! 
O  that  I  may  know  thee  mine! 

O  that  I  may  thee  receive  ! 
Only  live  the  life  divine  ; 

Only  to  thy  glory  live.  Meth.  Coll. 

(  OO  S.  M«  America,  Concord. 

1  npHE  day  is  past  and  gone; 

-1-    The  evening  shades  appear; 
O,  may  we  all  remember  well 
The  night  of  death  draws  near. 

2  We  lay  our  garments  by, 

Upon  our  beds  to  rest  ; 
So  death  will  soon  disrobe  us  all 
Of  what  we  here  possess. 

3  Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 

Secure  from  all  our  fears  ; 
May  angels  guard  us  while  we  sleep. 
Till  morning  light  appears. 

4  And  if  we  early  rise, 

And  view  th'  unwearied  sun, 
May  we  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 
And  after  glory  run. 

5  And  when  our  days  are  past, 

And  we  from  time  remove, 
O,  may  we  in  thy  bosom  rest, 
The  bosom  of  thy  love.     Freeman's  Cou- 


SEASONS.  754"),  757 


7.56 


L.    M.  .     All  Saint?,  Well*, 

1  rpHUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on; 

-■•    Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days; 
And  e\ery  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  lias  run  to  waste, 
And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home  ; 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

He  gives  me  strength  fur  days  to  come. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep; 
Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  bead: 
While  well-appointed  angels  keep 
Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

•1  In  vain  the  sons  of  earth  or  hell 
Tell  me  a  thousand  frightful  things: 
My  Cod  in  safety  makes  me  dwell, 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  his  wings, 

5  Faith  In  his  name  forbids  my  fear: 
O,  may  thy  presM  BCC  ne'er  depart  ; 
And  in  the  morning  make  me  hear 
The  love  and  kindness  of  thy  heart. 

C  Tim?,  when  the  Bight  of  death  shall  come 
My  flesh  shall  re<t  beneath  the  ground, 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  "salvation  in  the  sound.     Watts. 


SEASONS. 

I**  ~  m*  L.     M.  Spring,  China. 

I  O  I  The  Seasons.     P>.  l\v.   11. 

1  fTUIE  flowery  spring,  at  God's  command, 
A    Perfumes  the  air  and  paints  the  land  ; 
The  summer  rays,  with  vigor  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn  and  eheer  the  vine. 
Q  His  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours, 
Through  all  h«-r  coasts,  redundant  stores: 
And  winters,  softened  by  his  care, 
No  more  the  face  of  horror  wear. 

DS  and   months,  and  v.  fk*  and  days, 
Demand  succl^s.v.   song*  ct  pmsSg  ; 


758 


758,  759 season?. 

And  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  evening  shade. 

4  And  O,  may  each  harmonious  tongue, 
In  worlds  unknown,  the  praise  prolong; 
And  in  those  brighter  courts  adore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 

Doddridge. 

a.    Ik.  Columbia. 

The  Seasons. 

1  XTOW  pleasing  is  the  voice 
-ti  Of  God,  our  heavenly  King, 
Who  bids  the  frosts  retire, 

And  wakes  the  lovely  spring ! 
Bright  suns  arise,         I  And"  beauty  glows 
The  mild  wind  blows,  [  Through  earth  and  skies. 

2  The  morn,  with  glory  crowned, 

His  hand  arrays  in  smiles  \ 
He  bids  the  eve  deeiine, 

Rejoicing,  o'er  the  hills : 
The  evening  breeze       I  His  beauty  blooms 
His  breath  perfumes ;  {  In  flowers  and  trees. 

3  With  life  he  clothes  the  spring, 

The  earth  with  summer  warms: 
He  spreads  tlie  autumnal  feast, 
And  rides  on  wintry  storms  : 
His  gifts  divine  J  And  round  the  year 

Through  all  appear ;     (  His  glories  shine. 

Gems. 

*T£Q  C'S*  Uxbridje. 

i  OxJ  Spring. 

1  T-JOW  sweetly,  along  the  gay  mead, 
ll  The  daisies  and  cowslips  are  seen  ; 
The  flocks,  as  they  carelessly  feed, 

Rejoice  in  the  beautiful  green. 

2  The  vines  that  encircle  the  bowers, 

The  herbage  that  springs  from  the  sod, — 
Trees,  plants,  cooline  fruits,  and  sweet  flowers, 
All  rise  to  the  praise  of  my  God. 

3  Shall  man,  the  great  master  of  all, 

The  only  insensible  prove  ? 
Forbid  it,  fair  gratitude's  call  ; 
Forbid  it,  devotion  and  love. 
4*  The  Lord,  who  such  wonders  can  raise,. 
Aod  still  can  destroy  with  a  nod* 


ST-'.ASONH.  7G0.   76l 

My  lips  shall  incessantly  praise — 
My  soul  shall  rejoice  in  my  God. 

Worcester's  Coll. 

fc-/^/\  CM.    Kuarrsborouzb,  SyilenVain. 

(hi)  t*ri*g- 

:  TWTHEN  verdure  clothes  thp  fertile  vale, 
tt    And  blossoms  deck  the  spray, 
And  fragrance  every  gale, 

How  sweet  the  vernal  day  ! 
!  Hark,  how  the  feathered  warblers  sin?; 

'Tis  nature's  cheerful  v 
Soft  music  hails  the  lovely  soring, 

And  woods;  and  fields  rejoice. 
I  How  kind  the  infl  lence  of  the  skies! 

The  showers,  with  Dressings  fraught, 
Bid  virtue,  beauty,  fragrance  rise, 

And  fix  the  roving  thought. 
;  Then  let  my  wondering  heart  confess, 

With  gratitude  and  love, 
The  bounteous  hand  that  deigns  to  bless 

The  garden,  field,  and  grove. 
i  That  bounteous  hand  my  thoughts  adore, 

Beyond  expression  kind, 
Hath  better,  nobler  gifts  in  store, 

To  bless  the  craving  mind, 
i  O  God  of  nature  and  of  grace, 

Thy  heavenly  gifts  impart  ; 
Then  shall  my  meditation   | 

Spring,  blooming  m  my  heart. 
Inspired  to  praise,  I  then  shall  join 

Glad  nature's  cheerful  sons; 
And  love  and  gratitude  divine 

Attune  my  joyful   song.  Steele. 

I"f*~l  C«    M.  Victory,  Doiologr. 

f  v)  X  Summer:  a  Harvest  Hymn. 

TO  praise  the  ever  bounteous  Lord, 
My  soul,  wake  all  thy  powers: 
He  calls — and  at  bis  voice  come  forth 

The  smiling  harvest  bourn. 
His  covenant  with  the  earth  be  keens  ; 

My  tongue,  bis  goodness  ^im:  ; 
Summer  and  winter  know  their  time  j 
Hi*  harvest  crowns  the  spring. 


/02,    /D.3  SEASONS. 

3  Well  pleased,  tlie  toiiing  swains  behold 

The  wiving  yellow  crop ; 
With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away, 
And  sow  again  in  hope. 

4  Thus  teach  me,  gracious  God,  to  sow 

The  seeds  of  righteousness  j 
Smile  on  my  soul,  and  with  thy  beams 
The  ripening  harvest  bless. 

5  Then,  in  the  last  great  harvest,  I 

Shall  reap  a  glorious  crop  ; 
The  harvest  shall  by  far  exceed 

What  I  have  sowed  in  hope.  Rirpox. 

*?(*£)  C.   M.  Garlmd,  Charlesviile. 

I  \)Jd  Prayer  for  Rain. 

1  jVTOW  may  the  Lord  of  earth  and  skies 
1^1    Regard  us  when  we  call; 

'Tis  he  who  bids  the  vapors  rise, 
And  showers  abundant  fall. 

2  On  thee,  our  God,  we  all  depend, 

For  life,  and  heilth,  and  food  : 
O.  make  refreshing  showers  descend. 
And  crown  the  year  with  good. 

3  The  evil  and  the  just  partake, 

These  bounties  of  thy  hand  ; 
Nor  will  a  God  of  love  forsake 
This  long  indulged  land. 

4  Let  grace  come  down,  like  copious  rains, 

On  Zion's  drooping  field  ; 
So  shall  our  souls  revive  again, 
And  fruit  abundant  yield. 

5  Then  smiling  nature  shall  express 

Her  mighty  Maker's  praise  : 
And  we.  the  children  of  thy  grace, 
Join  her  harmonious  lays. 

Burder's  Coll. 

^/iQ  L.    M.  Glouces'er,  BlenJon. 

lOO  The  God  of  Thunder. 

1  f\  THE  immense,  th'  amazing  height. 
vJ  The  boundless  cnndenr  of  our  God, 
Who  treads  the  worlds  beneath  his  feet, 

And  sways  the  nations  with  his  nod  ! 

2  He  speaks  ;  and  lo  !  all  nature  *hake«?  j 

Heaven's  everlasting  pillars  bow; 


SEASONS.  764,765 


He  rends  the  clouds  with  hideous  cracks, 
And  shoots  his  fiery  arrows  through. 

3  Well,  let  the  nations  start  and  fly 

At  the  blue  lightning's  horrid  glare  ; 
Atheists  rind  emperors  shrink  and  die, 
When  flame  and  noise  torment  the  air  ; — 

4  Let  noise  and  flame  confound  the  skies, 

And  drown  the  spacious  realms  below; 

Yet  will  we  ling  the  Thunderer's  praise, 

And  semi  our  loud  hosannas  through. 

5  Celestial  Kins,  thy  blazing  power 

Kindles  our  hearts  to  flaming  joys  ; 
We  shout  to  hear  thy  thunders  roar, 

And  echo  to  our  Father's  voice.      Watts. 


764 


C.   M.  Swanwick,  London- 

1  ^IXG  to  the  Lord,  ye  heavenly  hosts; 
*5   And  thou,  O  earth,  adore: 

Lei  death  and  hell,  through  all   their  coasts, 
Stand  trembling  at  his  power. 

2  IIj—  sounding  chariot  shakes  the  sky, 

He  makes  the  cloudfl  his  throne; 

There  all  hi<  stores  of  lightning  lie, 

Till  vengeance  darts  them  down. 

3  His  nostrils  breathe  out  fiery  streams — 

And  from  his  awful  tongue 

reign  voice  divides  the  flames, 
And  thunder  roars  along. 

4  Think,  0  my  soul,  the  dreadful  day, 

When  thi<  incensed  God 
Shall  rend  the  sky,  and  hum  the  sea, 
And  dins  his  wrath  abroad. 

5  What  shall  the  wretch,  the  sinner  do? 

He  once  defied  the  Lord  ; 
But  he  shall  dread  the  Thunderer  now, 

And  sink  beneath  his  word. 
C  Tempesti  of  angry  fire  shall  roll, 

To  blast  the  rebel  worm, 
And  neat  upon  his  naked  soul 

In  one  eternal  storm.  Watts. 

l** (?  P  L.    M.      P»alin  97th,  Charlestown. 

'  OO  Autumn* 

1   ^JEE,  how  brown  autumn  spreads  the  field  ; 
•^  Mark,  how  the  whitening  hills  are  turned  ; 


770  SEASONS. 


The  Lord  is  good — his  mercy  never  ending; 
His  blessings  in  perpetual  showers  descending.  { 

2  Zion,  enriched  with  his  distinguished  grace,  I 
Blest  with  the  rays  of  thine  Immamiers  face —  i 
Zion,  Jehovah's  portion  and  delight, 
Graven  on  his  hands,  and  hourly  in  his  sight —  ! 

In  sacred  strains,  exalt  that  grace,  excelling, 
Which  makes  Lhy humble ii ill  hischosen  dwelling. 

3  His  mercy  never  ends;  the  dawn,  the  shade, 
Still  see  new    beauties   through    new   scenes 

displayed  ; 
Succeeding  ages  bless  this  sure  abode, 
And  children  lean  upon  their  father's  God. 
The  deathless  soul,  through  its  immense  duration, 
Drinks  from  this  source  immortal  consolation. 

4  Burst  into  praise,  my  soul ;  all  nature  join  ; 
Angels  and  men,  in  harmony  combine  : 
While  human  years  are  measured  by  the  sun, 
And  while  eternity  its  course  shall  run — 

His  goodness,  in  perpetual  showers  descending, 
Exalt  in  songs  and  raptures  never  ending. 

Doddricgx. 


770 


<  S.  Alcester,  Pleyel's  Hymn. 

1  "YITHILE  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 

'  ▼    Hasted  through  the  former  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here. 

2  Fixed  in  an  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below  ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait ; 
But  how  little— none  can  know. 

3  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise  ! 

Warm  our  hearts,  and  bless  our  eyes  : 
Let  our  prayer  thy  pity  move  ; 
Make  this  year  a  time  of  love. 

4  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive, 

Pardon  of  our  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us,  henceforth,  how  to  live 
With  eternity  in  view. 

5  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young, 

Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love ; 

When  our  life's  short  race  is  run, 

May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 

•Newton, 


SEASONS.  771.  772 


C.    If.      Canterbury,  Buckingham. 
Swiftness  of  Time.—A'cic  Year. 


771 


1  pEMARK,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound 
IV  Of  the  revolving  year; 

How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  round! 
How  short  the  months  appear  ! 

2  £o  fast  eternity  comes  on — 

And  that  important  day, 
When  all  that  mortal  life  hath  done, 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3  Yet,  like  an  idle  tale,  we  pass 

The  swift  revolving  year  ; 
And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

4  Waken,  O  God,  my  careless  heart, 

I t-s  Deaf  concerns  to  see  ; 
That  I  may  act  the  Christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee. 

5  Bo  shall  their  course  more  grateful  roll, 

If  future  years  arise  ; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my  waiting  soul 
To  joy  beyond  the  skies.  Doddridge, 

10s,   5s   Sc    lis.  Amesburr. 

1   pOME,  let  us  anew  our  journey  pursue, 
^-'   Roll  round  with  the  year, 
And  never  stand  still  till  the  Master  appear  : 
His  adorable  will  let  us  gladly  fulfil, 

And  our  talents  improve, 
By  the  patience  of  hope,  and  the  labor  of  love. 
Q  Our  life  ps  a  dream,  our  time  as  a  stream, 
Glides  swiftly  away  ; 
And  the  fugitive  moment  refuses  to  stay  : 
The  arrow  is  flown,  the  moment  is  gone  ; 

The  millennial  year 
Rushes  on  to  our  view,  and  eternity's  here. 
3  O  that  each,  in  the  day  of  his  coming,  may  say, 
"I  have  fought  my  way  through; 
M  I  have  finished  the  work  thou  didst  give  me 

to  do  '." 
O  that  each    from  his  Lord  may  receive  the 
clad  word, 
11  Well  and  faithfully  done  ! 
"Enter   into    my   joy,    and    sit   down   on    my 
throne.''  Hi*.  Hacra. 


772 


773,  774  MARRIAGE. 


773 


H.    M.  Columbia,  Phinfield. 

Birth  Day. 

1  pOD  of  my  life,  to  thee 
vT  My  cheerful  soul  I  raise  ; 
Thy  goodness  bade  me  be, 

And  still  prolongs  my  days  ; 
I  see  my  natal  hour  return, 
And  bless  the  day  that  I-  was  born. 

2  Long  as  I  live  beneath, 

To  thee,  O,  let  me  live  ! 
To  thee  my  every  breath 

In  thanks  and  praises  give  ! 
Whate'er  I  have,  whate'er  I  am, 
Shall  magnify  my  Maker's  name. 

3  My  soul  and  all  its  powers, 

Thine,  wholly  thine,  shall  be  ; 
All,  all  my  happy  hours, 

I  consecrate  to  thee  ; 
Me  to  thine  image  now  restore, 
And  I  shall  praise  thee  evermore. 

4  I  wait  thy  will  to  do, 

As  angels  do  in  heaven  : 
In  Christ  a  creature  new. 

Most  graciously  forgiven  : 
I  wait  thy  perfect  will  to  prove, 
All  sanctified  by  spotless  love.     Meth.  Coll. 


MARRIAGE. 

m*m*    4  BS'&TS.      Sicilian, Good  Shepherd. 

i   •    *  A  Marriage  Hymn. 

1  pOME,  thou  condescending  Jesus  ; 
Vy   Thou  hast  blest  a  marriage  feast : 
Come,  and  with  thy  presence  bless  us  ; 
Deign  to  be  an  honored  guest. 
Q  Once,  at  Cana's  happy  village, 

Thou  didst  heavenly  joy  impart  : 
Though  unseen,  may  thy  blest  ima;f8 
Be  inscribed  on  every  heart. 
"3  Lord,  we  come  to  ask  thy  blessing 
On  the  happy  pair  to  rest ; 


MARRIAGE.  775 


May  thy  goodness,  never  ceasing, 
Make  them  now  and  ever  blest. 

4  Often,  from  their  happy  dwelling, 

May  the  voice  of  prayer  ascend, 
For  thy  mercies  still  increasing, 
To  their  beat,  their  kindest   Friend 

5  Through  this  life's  tempestuous  ocean, 

Storms  are  thick  and  dangers  nigh  ; 
O  may  constant,  pure  devotion, 
Guide  them  safe  to  realms  on  high. 

6  When,  by  death's  cold  hand  divided, 

Which*  dissolves  the  tenderest  ties, 
By  thy  grace,  again  united, 
May  they  in  thy  image  rise. 

7  Come,  thou  condescending  Jesus, 

Fill  our  hearts  with  songs  of  praise  ; 
Come,  and  with  thy  presence  bless  us  j 
Make  us  subjects  of  thy  grace. 

Worcester's  Coll 


775 


?S  &L  6s.     CeyloD,  Missionary  Hymn, 

1  VITHEX  on  her  Maker's  bosom 

»  »    The  new-born  earth  was  laid, 
And  nature's  opening  blossom 

Its  fairest  bloom  displayed; 
When  all  with  fruit  and  flowers 

Thr  laughing  soil  was  dressed, 
And  Eden's  fragrant  bowers 

Received  their  human  guest ; — 

2  No  sin  his  face  defiling, 

The  heir  of  nature  stood, 
And  God,  benignly  smiling, 

Beheld  that  all  was  good ; 
Vet,  in  that  hour  of  blessing, 

A  single  want  was  known  ; 
A  wish,  the  heart  distressing — 

For  Adam  was  alone. 

3  O,  God  of  pure  affection, 
By  men  and  saints  adored, 

Who  gavest  thy  protection 

To  (Tana's  nuptial  board, 
May  such  thy  bounties  ever 

To  wedded  love  be  shown, 
And  no  rude  hand  dissever 

Whom  thou  hast  linked  in  one. 


776 ,  777    TIME 3  AND  SEA SOXS. 

4  Their  heart  and  hand  combining 

To  live  for  ever  thine, 
May  grace,  upon  thorn  shining, 

Create  their  joys  divine  ; 
O,  may  they  always  serve  tnee, 

Their  counsels  ever  one, 
And  ne'er  forget  to  love  thee 

Till  time  on  earth  is  done.  Hlber. 

T  /  O  k.    M.  ()l,lfy,  Portugal. 

1  TVrlTH  grateful  hearts,  and  tmieful  lays, 

▼  »    We  bow  before  th'  Eternal  throne, 
And  offer  up  our  humble  praise, 
To  him  whose  name  is  God  alone. 

2  On  this  auspicious  eve,  draw  near, 

And  shed  thy  richest  blessings  down  j 
Fill  every  heart  with  love  sincere, 
And  all  thy  faithful  mercies  crown. 

3  Grant  now  thy  presence,  gracious  Lord, 

And  hearken  to  our  fervent  prayer  j 
The  nuptial  vow  in  heaven  record, 
And  bless  the  newly  married  pair. 

4  O,  guide  them  safe,  this  desert  through, 

Mid  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love, 
At  length  with  joy  thy  face  to  view, 
In  fairer,  better  worlds  above. 

Vill.  Coll. 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


YOUTH. 


lyiyy  0.   M.  Ferry,  Stephep'i. 

f    •    •  Early  Religion. 

lpY  cool  Siloain's  shady  rill 
X>  How  sweet  the  lily  grows  ! 
How  sweet  the  breath,  beneath  the  hill, 
Of  Sharon's  dewy  rose  ! 


YOUTH. 778 

2  Lo.  such  the  child  whose  early  feet 

The  paths  of  peace  have  trod  ; 
Whose  secret  heart,  with  influence  sweet,   v 
Is  upward  drawn  to  God. 

3  By  rool  Bfloam'fl  shady  rill 

The  lily  must  decay  ; 
The  rose  that  blooms  beneath  the  hill, 
Must  shortlj    fade  away. 

4  And  soon,  too  soon,  the  wintry  hour 

Of  man's  matuur  ape 
Will  shake  the  soul  with  sorrow's  power, 
And  stormy  passions  rage. 

5  O  thou  who  sriv'st  us   life  and  breath, 

We  seek  thy  grace  alone, 
In  childhood,  manhood,  age,  and  death, 
To  keep  us  still  thine  own.  Heber 

**n  *   •    "«       It  Martin's,  Swanwick. 

i    #  O  Exhortations  to  Faith  and  Holiness. 
1   f^OME,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord; 
v     And,  that  your  days  be  long, 
Let  not  a  false  or  spiteful  word 
I?e  found  upon  your  tongue. 
Q  Depart  from  mischief,  practise  love, 
Pursue  the  work  of  peace  ; 
So  shall  the  Lord  your  ways  approve, 
And  set  your  souls  at  ease, 

3  His  eyes  awake  to  guard  the  just, 

His  ears  attend  their  cry  : 
When  broken  spirits  dwell  in  dust, 
The  God  of  grace  is  nigh. 

4  What  though  the  sorrows  here  they  taste 

Are  sharp  and  tedious  too? 
The  Lord,  who  saves  them  all  at  last, 
Is  their  supporter  now. 

5  Evil  shall  smite  the  wicked  dead  ; 

But  God  secures  his  own  ; 
Prevents  the  mischief  when  they  slide, 
Or  heals  the  broken  bone. 

6  When  desolation,  like  a  flood, 

O'er  the  proud  sinner  rolls, 
Saints  find  a  refuge  in  their  God, 

For  he  redeemed  their  bouIs.  Watti. 


779,  780    TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

ryiyri  C.    M.  Walsal,  Greenwalk. 

*   9V  Youth. 

1  /^<OME,  let  us  now  forget  our  mirth, 
^  And  think  that  we  must  die  ; 
What  are  our  best  delights  on  earth, 

Compared  with  those  on  high  ? 

2  Our  pleasures  here  will  soon  be  past — 

Our  brightest  joys  decay  ; 
But  pleasures  there  for  ever  last, 
And  cannot  fade  away. 

3  Here  sins  and  sorrows  we  deplore, 

With  many  cares  distressed ; 
But  there  the  mourners  weep  no  more, 
And  there  the  weary  rest. 

4  Our  dearest  friends,  when  death  shall  call, 

At  once  must  hence  depart ; 
But  there  we  hope  to  meet  them  all, 
And  never,  never  part. 

5  Then  let  us  love  and  serve  the  Lord, 

With  all  our  youthful  powers  ; 
And  we  shall  gain  this  great  reward  ; 
This  glory  shall  be  ours.  Tatlor. 

*yQ(\  L.    M.  Effiugham,  Portugal. 

/Oil  For  Children. 

1  TX  Israel's  fane,  by  silent  night, 

-I  The  lamp  of  God  was  burning  bright ; 
And  there,  by   viewless  angels  kept, 
Samuel,  the  child,  securely~ slept. 

2  A  voice  unknown  the  stillness  broke  ; 

"  Samuel,"  it  called,  and  thrice  it  spoke  ; 
He  rose:  he  asked  whence  came  the  word  : 
From  Eli  ?  No — it  was  the  Lord. 

3  Thus  early  called  to  serve  his  God, 
In  paths  of  righteousness  he  trod  ; 
Prophetic  visions  fired  his  breast, 
And  all  the  chosen  tribes  were  blest. 

4  Speak,  Lord  ;  and,  from  our  earliest  days, 
Incline  our  hearts  to  love  thy  ways  ; 

Thy  wakening  voice  hath  reached  our  ear  j 
Speak,  Lord,  to  us ;  thy  servants  hear. 

Cawood. 


YOUTH.      781,  782,783 


781 


C.    M.  Clarendon,  Dwight. 

Remember  thy  Creator  in  the  Days  of  thy  Youth. 

1  T.\  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth, 
-I  In  nature's  smiling  bloom, 

Ere  age  arrive,  and,  trembling,  wait 
Its  summons  to  the  tomb  ; — 

2  Remember  thy  Creator,  God; 

For  him  thy  powers  employ ; 
Make  him  thy  fear,  thy  love,  thy  hope, 
Thy  confidence,  thy  joy. 

3  He  shall  defend,  and  guide  thy  course 

Through  life's  uncertain  sea, 
Till  thou  art  landed  on  the  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

4  Then  seek  the  Lord  betimes ,  and  choose 

The  path  of  heavenly  truth  : 
The  earth  affords  no  lovelier  sight 

Than  a  religious  youth.     Salisbury  Coll. 


C.   M.  Windsor, Buckingham. 


782 

1  T   O,  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise, 
-L'  And  through  all  nature  rove  ; 
Fulfil  the  wishes  of  their  eyes. 

And  taste  the  joys  they  love. 

2  They  give  a  loose  to  wild  desires; 

But  let  the  sinners  know 
The  strict  account  that  God  requires 
Of  all  the  works  they  do. 

3  The  Judge  prepares  his  throne  on  high  j 

The  frighted  eartli  and  seas 
Avoid  the  fury  of  his  eye, 
And  flee  before  his  face. 

4  How  shall  I  bear  that  dreadful  day, 

And  stand  the  fiery  test  ? 
I'd  give  all  mortal  joys  away 
To  be  for  ever  blest.  Watti. 

L.  A*.     Green's  Hundredth,  German  Hymn. 
A  lovely  Youth  falling  short  of  Heaven. 
1   A  Jl r8T  all  the  charms  of  nature,  then, 
1T1  go  hopeless  to  salvation  nrove  ? 


783 


So  hopeless  to  salvation  prove  ? 
Can  hell  demand,  can  heaven  condemn. 
The  man  whom  Jesus  deigns  to  love  .'- 


784,  765    TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

2  The  man  who  sought  the  ways  of  tiuth, 

Paid  friends  and  neighbors  all  their  due,— 
A  modest,  sober,  lovely  youth, 
Who  thought  he  wanted  nothing  new  ? 

3  But  mark  the  change:  Thus  spake  the  Lord, 

"  Come,  part  with  earth  for  heaven  to-day  ;" 
The  youth,  astonished  at  the  word, 
In  silent  sadness  went  his  way. 

4  Poor  virtues,  that  he  boasted  so, 

This  test  unable  to  endure, 
Let  Christ,  and  grace  and  glory  go, 
To  make  his  land  and  money  sure. 

5  Ah,  foolish  choice  of  treasures  here  ! 

Ah,  fatal  love  of  tempting  gold  ! 
Must  this  base  world  be  bought  so  dear, 
And  life  and  heaven  so  cheaply  sold  i 

6  In  vain  the  charms  of-  nature  shine, 

If  this  vile  passion  governs  me  ; 
Transform  my  soul,  O  love  divine, 
And  make  me  part  with  all  for  thee. 

Watts. 

>yQA  S-   M.  St.  Thomxs,  ShirUnd. 

/  O^t  l  Chron.  xxviii.  9. 

1  "iVTY  son,  know  thou  the  Lord  ; 
1*1  Thy  father's  God  obey  ; 
Seek  his  protecting  care  by  night, 

His  guardian  hand  by  day. 

2  Call,  while  he  may  be  found, 

And  seek  him  while  he's  near  ; 
Serve  him  with  all  thy  heart  and  mind, 
And  worship  him  with  fear. 

3  If  thou  wilt  seek  his  face, 

His  ear  will  hear  thy  cry  ; 
Then  shalt  thou  find  his  mercy  sure, 
His  grace  for  ever  nigh. 

4  But  if  thou  leave  thy  God, 

Nor  choose  the  path  to  heaven  ; 
Then  shalt  thou  perish  in  thy  sins, 

And  never  be  forgiven.  Vill.  Coll 

L.   M.  Putney,  Carthage. 

O  Ad c ice  to   Youth. 


78 


OW,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
Remember  your  Creator,  God  : 


VOITII. 786,  7^7 

Behold  the  months  come  hastening  en, 

When  you  shall  m  •■  are  gone.'' 

2  Behold,  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  with  guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  endless  curses  on  his  heath 

3  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again  , 
The  soul,  in  agonies  of  pain, 

ids  to  Goo,  not  there  to  dwell; 
Hut  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

4  Eternal  King,  I  fear  thy  name; 
Teach  me  to  know  bow  trail  I  am  ; 
And  when  my  soul  must  hence  remove, 
Giro  me  a  mansion  in  thy  love.  Watts 


786 


C.    M.  Bath,  Howari'i 

1  nELIGION  is  the  chief  concern 
IV  Of  mortals  here  below  ; 

May  I  its  ureat  importance  learn, 
lis  sovereign  virtue  know  ! 

2  More  needful  this  than  glittering  wealth, 

Or  aught  the  world  bestows  ; 
Xor  reputation,  food,  or  health, 
Can  give  us  such  i 

3  Religion  should  our  thoughts  engage, 

Amidst  our  youthful  bloom  ; 
'Twill  lit  us  for  declining  age, 
And  for  the  awful  tomb. 

4  O,  may  my  heart,  by  grace  renewed. 

He  my  Redeemer's  throne  ; 
And  be  my  stubborn  will  subdued, 
His  government    to  own. 

5  Let  deep  repentance,  faith,  and  love, 

Be  joined  with  godly  fear  ; 
And  all  my  conversation  prove 

My  heart  to  be  sincere.  Fawceit. 

<*f  Q*'  Qj    M.  Arlin-'on,  Hutj. 

•  O  /    .5  hopeful   Youth  fulling  short  of  Heaven. 

1  nriHUS  far  'tis  well:  you  read,  you  pray, 

I     Yon  hear  God's  holy  word, 
You  hearken  what  your  parents  say, 
And  learn  to  serve  the  Lord. 

2  Your  friends  are  pi  your  ways; 

Your  practice  they  approve  \ 


788  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

Jesus  himself  would  give  you  praise, 
And  look  with  eyes  of  love. 

3  But  if  you  quit  the  paths  of  truth, 

To  follow  foolish  fires, 
And  give  a  loose  to  giddy  youth, 
With  all  its  wild  desires  j — 

4  If  you  will  let  your  Saviour  go, 

To  hold  your  riches  fast  ; 
Or  hunt  for  empty  joys  below, 
You'll  lose  your  heaven  at  last. 

5  The  rich  young  man  whom  Jesus  loved 

Should  warn  you  to  forbear  ; 
His  love  of  earthly  treasures  proved 
A  fatal,  golden  snare. 

6  See,  gracious  God.  dear  Saviour,  sea 

How  youth  is  proue  to  fall : 
Teach  them  to  part  with  all  for  thee, 
And  love  thee  more  than  all.  Watts. 


788 


Y 


C.    M.  Coronation,  Barby 

Young  Persons  invited  to  seek  and  love  Christ. 
Prov.  viii.  17. 
E  hearts  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 
In  smiling  crowds  draw  near; 
And  turn  from  every  mortal  charm, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2  He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 

Stoops  to  converse  with  you  ; 
And  lays  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  welfare  to  pjrsue. 

3  "  The  soul  who  longs  to  see  my  face, 

"  Is  sure  my  love  to  gain  : 
"  And  those  who  early  seek'  my  grace, 
''Shall  never  seek  in  vain." 

4  What  object,  Lord,  my  soul  should  move, 

If  once  compared  with  thee  ? 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  ? 

5  Away,  ye  false,  delusive  toys, 

Vain  tempters  of  the  mind  ! 
'Tis  here  I  fix  my  lasting  choice, 
And  here  true  bliss  I  find.         Doddridge. 


youth.  789,  790 


L.    M.  Sterling,  Lej  den. 


789 

1  \7"E  lovely  bands  of  blooming  youth, 

Jl    Warned  by  the  voice  of  heavenly  truth, 
"Now  yield  to  Christ  your  youthful  prime, 
With  all  your  talents  and  your  time. 

2  Think  on  your  end— nor  thoughtless  say, 
"  I'll  put  far  orT  the  evil  day  ;" 

Ah  !  not  a  moment's  in  your  power, 
And  death  stands  ready  at  the  door. 

3  Eternity  !— how  near  it  rolls  ! 
Count  the  vast  value  of  your  souls ! 
Beware  !  and  count  the  awful  cost, 

What  they  have  gained  whose  souls  are  lost. 

4  Pride,  sinful  pleasures,  lusts  and  snares, 
Beset  your  hearts,  your  eyes,  your  ears  : 
Take  "the  alarm— the  danger  fly  ! 

Lord,  save  me,  be  your  earnest  cry. 

Vill.  Coll. 

L.    If.  Babylon,  Woburo. 

Youth  and  Judgment.     Eccl.  xi.  9. 

1  "YrE  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and  young, 

X    Indulge  your  eyes,  indulge  your  tongue: 
Taste  the  delights  your  souls   desire, 
And  give  a  loose  to  all  your  fire. 

2  Pursue  the  pleasures  you  design, 

And  cheer  your  hearts  with  songs  and  wine  ; 
Enjoy  the  day  of  mirth  ;— but  know, 
There  is  a  day  of  judgment  too! 

3  God,  from  on  high,  beholds  your  thoughts; 
His  book  records  your  secret  faults  ; 

The  works  of  darkness  you  have  done 
Must  all  appear  before  the  sun. 

4  The  vengeance  to  your  follies  due 

Should  strike  your  hearts  with  terror  through  : 
How  will  you  stand  before  his  face, 
Or  answer  for  his  injured  grace  ? 

5  Almighty  God,  turn  off  their  eyes 
From  these  alluring  vanities ; 
And  Wl  the  thunder  of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fear  the  Lord. 

WATTf. 


790 


791.792,793    TIME.-  AND  SEASONS. 


OLD   AGE. 

'•'("V"!  P.    M.  Walsal,  Buckingham, 

i  Jl.  Middle  Age.     John  ix.  4. 

1  A  XD  have  I  measured  half  my  days, 
j\>  And  lialf  my  journey  run, 

Nor  tasted  the  Redeemer's  grace, 
Nor  yet  my  work  begun  ? 

2  The  morning  of  my  life  is  past; 

The  noun  is  ilmost  o'er: 
The  night  of  death  approaches  fast, 
When  I  can  work  no  more. 

3  O  thou,  who  seest  and  know'st  my  grief, 

Thyself  unseen,  unknown, 
In  mercy  help  my  unbelief, 
And  melt  my  heart  of  stone. 

4  Regard  me  with  a  gracious  eye, 

The  long-sought  blessing  give  ; 
And  bid  me,  at  the  point  to  die, 

Behold  thy  face,  and  live.         C.  Wesley, 

/  9*i  C.    M.  Funeral  Thjujbt 

1  "EXTERNAL  God,  enthroned  on  high, 
-t-^  Whom  angel  hosts  adore, 

"Who  yet  to  suppliant  dust  art  nigh, 
Thy  presence  I  implore. 

2  O,  guide  me  down  the  steep  of  age, 

And  keep  my  passions  cool ; 
Teach  me  to  scan  the  sacred  page, 
And  practise  every  rule. 

3  My  flying  \-ears  time  urtres  on  ; 

What's  human  must  decay : 
My  friends,  my  young  companions,  gone, 
Can  I  expect  to  stay  \ 

4  Ah,  no; — then  soothe  the  mortal  hour; 

On  thee  my  hope  depends  : 
Support  me  with  almighty  power, 
"While  dust  to  dust  descends.     Yill.  Coll. 

C.    M.  Ciareudon. 

OUI  Age. 
I  "\JY  God,  my  everlasting  hope, 

J*»  I  live  Upon  thy  truth  ; 


793 


OLD  ACE.   7^4 

Thy  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up, 
And  strengthened  all  my  youth. 

2  Still  has  my  life  new  wonders  seen, 

Repeated  every  year : 
Behold,  my  days  that  yet  remain, 
I  trust  them  to  thy 

3  Cast  me  not  olT  when  strength  declines, 

When  hoary  heirs  arise ; 
And  round  me  let  thy  glory  shine, 
Whene'er  thy  servant  dies. 

4  Then,  in  the  history  of  my  age, 

When  men  review  my  days, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  every  page, 
En  every  line  thy  praise. 

Si:am.w!9   Hfmns 

*f{\    4  CM.  Buckingham,  Rolaud 

#  *J  Jt  Old  Age  anticipated. 

1  \¥7HEN  in  the  vale  of  lengthened  years 

»▼     My  feeble  feet  shall  tread, 
And  I  survey  the  various  scenes 
Through  which  J  have  been  led, — 

2  How  many  mercies  will  my  life 

my  view  unfold  ! 
Whit  countless  dangers  will  be  past. 
What  talcs  of  sorrow  told  \ 
\i  But  yet,  my  soul,  if  thou  canst  say, 
I've  seen   my  Cod  in  all  ; 
In  every  blessing  owned  his  hand, 
In  every  loss  his  call; — 
4  If  piety  has  marked  my  steps, 
And  love,  ray  actions  formed, 
And  purity  possessed  my  heart, 
And  truth  my  lips  adorned  : — 
j  If  I  in  ftged  servant  am 
Of  Jesus  and   of  Cod, 
I  need  not  fear  the  closing  scene, 
Nor  dread  the  appointed  road. 
G  This  scene  will  all  my  labors  and  ; 
This  read  conduct  on  high  : 
With  comfort  I'll  review  the  past, 
And  triumph  though  I  die. 

c  ii  i  s  vtood'i  Coll. 


795,  796,  797    TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


AFFLICTIONS. 

^Q  B*  CM.  Reading,  Plymoatt 

#  \yO  fictions  needful.     Heb.  xii.  5—11. 

1  "DREAK  through  the  clouds,  dear  Lord,  aru 
X-*        shine  : 

Let  us  perceive  thee  nieh  ; 
And  to  each  mourning  child  of  thine 
These  gracious  words  apply  : — 

2  "  Let  not  my  children  slight  the  stroke 

"  I  for  chastisement  send  ; 
"  Xor  faint  beneath  my  kind  rebuke, 
"  For  I  am  still  their  friend. 

3  "The  wicked  I  perhaps  may  leave 

"  Awhile,  and  not  reprove  ; 

"But  all  the  children  I  receive 

"  I  scourge,  because  I  love. 

4  "I  see  your  hearts  at  present  filled 

"  With  grief  and  deep  distress  ; 
"  But  soon  these  bitter  seeds  shall  yield 
"The  fruits  of  righteousness." 

Vill.  Coll. 

/  b/O  L.    M.  Limehouse,  Armley, 

1  T   ONG  unafflicted,  undismayed, 

-L'  In  pleasure's  path  secure  I  strayed  ; 
When  made  to  feel  thy  chastening  rod, 
I  straight  returned  to  thee,  my  God. 

2  What  though  it  pierced  my  fainting  heart  ? 
I  bless  the  "hand  that  caused  the  smart: 

It  tauzht  my  tears  awhile  to  flow, 
But  saved  me  from  eternal  wo. 

3  Oh,  hadst  thou  left  me  unchastised, 
Thy  precepts  I  had  still  despised  ; 
With  daring  rebels  been  the  same, 
Or  gone  where  mercy  never  came. 

Vill.  Coll 


797 
'O 


C.    M.  Chapel,  Buckingham. 

Light  in  Darkness.     Ps.  cxii.  4. 
THOU  who  dry'st  the  mourner's  tear, 
How  dark  this  world  would  be, 


[ FASTS. 798 

If,  pierced  by  sins  and  sorrows  here, 
We  could  not  fly  to  thte  ! 

2  The  friends  who  in  our  sunshine  live, 

When  winter  comes,  are  flown  j 
And  he  who  has  but  tears  to  give, 
Must  weep  those  tears  alone. 

3  Oh,  who  could  bear  life's  stormy  doom, 

Did  not  thy  wine  of  love 
Come,  brightly  wafting  through  the  gloom 
Our  peace-branch  from  above  ! 

4  Then  sorrow,  touched  by  thee,  grows  bright 

With  more  than  rapture's  ray, 
As  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light 
We  never  saw  by  day.  Vill.  Coll. 


FASTS. 


m  r\  q  C.    M.  Plymouth,  Greenwalx. 

I  JO      General   Corruption  of  Manners. 

1  TTELP,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail, 
Jd-  Religion  loses  ground  ; 

The  sons  of  violence  prevail, 
And  treacheries  abound. 

2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  break, 

Yet  act  the  flatterer's  part ; 
With  fair,  deceitful  lips  they  speak, 
And  with  a  double  heart. 

3  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound, 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold, 
When  faith  is  hardly  to  be  found, 
And  love  is  waxing  cold  ; — 

4  Is  not  thy  chariot  hastening  on  ? 

Hast  thou  not  given  the  sign  ? 
May  we  not  trust  and  live  upon 
A  promise  so  divine  ? 

5  "  Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  now  will  I  rise, 
"  And  make  oppressors  flee  ; 

1 1  shall  appear,  to  their  surprise, 
M  And  set  my  servants  free." 

6  Thy  word,  like  silver  seven  times  tried, 

Through  ages  shall  endure  ; 
The  men  who  in  thy  truth  confide 
Shall  find  thy  promise  sure.  Watt*. 


799,800    TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


799 


C.    M.  Bangor,  Plymouth 

Public  Fast. 

1  ^EE,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne, 
£5  Thy  mourning-  people  bend  ; 

'Tis  on  thy  sovereign  grace  alone 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

2  Tremendous  judgments,  from  thy  hand, 

Thy  dreadful  power  display ; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land, 
And  still  we  live  to  pray. 

3  How  changed,  alas!  are  truths  divine, 

For  error,  guilt,  and  shame ! 
What  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  Christian  name. 

4  O,  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 

By  thy  resistless  grace  ; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Then,  should  insulting  foes  invade, 

We  shall  not  sink  in  fear ; 
Secure  of  never-failing  aid, 
When  God,  our  God,  is  near.         Steele 

L.    M.  Psalm  97th,  Quercj 

.Vat ions  blessed  and  punished. 
1  Vf  7"HEX  God,  provoked  with  daring  crimes 
»»    Scourges  the  madness  of  the  times, 
He  turns  their  fields  to  barren  sand, 
And  dries  the  rivers  from  the  land. 
S  His  word  can  raise  the  springs  again, 
And  make  the  withered  mountains  green, 
Send  showery  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  harvests  in  the  desert  rise. 

3  The  righteous,  with  a  joyful  sense, 
Admire  the  works  of  Providence; 
And  tongues  of  atheists  shall  no  more 
Blaspheme  the  God  that  saints  adore. 

4  How  few,  with  pious  care,  record 
These  wondrous  dealings  of  the  Lord  ! 
But  wise  observers  still  shall  find 

The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  kind.      Watts, 


800 


801 


THANKSGIVING,         fiQl .   802 

L.    Iff.  DarTven,  Micrioiiia. 

.Yational  Distresses. 

1  "ITI/'HiLE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord, 

▼  ▼     We  view  the  terrors  of  thy  sword, 
O,  whitlier  shall  the  helpless  fly  ? 
To  whom  but  thee  direct  their  cry? 

2  On  thee,  our  guardian  God,  we  call  ; 
Before  thy  throne  of  grace  we  fall  ; 
And  is  there  no  deliverance  there  ? 
And  must  we  perish  in  despair.3 

H  See,  we  repent,  we  weep,  we  mourn  ; 
To  our  forsaken  God  we  turn  ; 
O,  spare  our  guilty  country,  spare 
The  church  which  thou  hast  planted  here. 

4  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God  ; 
We  plead  thy  Son's  atoning  blood  ; 
We  plead  thy  gracious  promises  ; 
And  are  they  unavailing  pleas  ? 

5  These  pleas,  presented  at  thy  throne, 
Have  broueht  ten  thousand  blessings  down 
On  guilty  lands  m  helpless  we  ; 

Let  them  prevail  to  save  u<  too. 

Pass.  Davtes 


Til  a  NKsr;  IVING. 


802 


L.    M.     Bridnw^ter,  Wooistoim 

1  ¥^TERNAL  Source  of  every  joy, 
-*-*  While  in  thy  temple  we    appear, 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 

Whose  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year 

2  Thy  name  we  ble«-,  Almighty  God, 

Tor  ;ill  the  kindness  thou  hast  shown 
To  thi«  fair  land  the  pilgrims  trod, 
This  land  we  fondly  call  our  own. 

3  Here  Freedom  spreads  ln-r  banner  wide, 

And  casts  her  soft  and  hallowed  ray; 

Here  thou  our  fathers'  steps  didst  guide 

In  lafety  through  their  dangerous  way 


803,  804    TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

4  We  praise  thee,  that  the  gospel's  light 

Through  all  our  land  its  radiance  sheds ; 
Dispels  the  shades  of  error's  night, 
And  heavenly  blessings  round  us  spreads. 

5  Great  God,  preserve  us  in  thy  fear; 

In  dangers  still  our  guardian  be  ; 
O,  spread  thy  truth's  bright  precepts  here  ; 
Let  all  the"  people  "worship  thee. 

Presbyterian  Coll. 

QfkQ  L.  P.  M.  Newcourt,  Psalm  46. 

OUO  Thanksgiving  for  National  Prosperity. 

1  TTOW  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighty  King! 
fl  From  thee  our  public  blessings  spring; 

The  extended  trade,  the   fruitful  skies, 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows, 
The  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows, 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

2  Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store, 
Which  pours  from  every  foreign  shore  ; 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display  ; 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  to  our  Maker's  praise, 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs : 

Here  still  may  God  in  mercy  reign  ; 
Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success  ; 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless, 

And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 

Kippu. 

8s  &  7s.    Concord,  Good  Shepherd, 
t  National  Thanksgiving  and  Prayer. 

1  T   ORD  of  heaven,  and  earth,  and  ocean, 
*~A  Hear  us  from  thy  bright  abode. 
While  our  hearts,  with  deep  devotion, 

Own  their  great  and  gracious  God : 
Now  with  joy  we  come  before  thee, 

Seek  thy  face,  thy  mercies  sing: 
Lord  of  life,  and  light,  and  glory. 

Guard  thy  church,  thou  heavenly  King. 

2  Health,  and  every  needful  blessing, 

Are  thy  bounteous  gifts   alone ; 
Comforts  undeserved  possessing, 
Here  we  bend  before  thy  throne : 


804. 


THAXKSGIVTXO.         SO 3,   806 
&■         ==*  .== 

While   the  babe,  rhe  youth,  the  hoary, 

Their  united  tribute  bring, 
Lord  of  life,  and  light,  and  elory, 
Shield  our  land,  thou  heavenly  King. 
3  Thee,  With  humble  adoration, 

Lord,  we  praise  for  mercies  past ; 
Still  to  this  most  favored  nation 

May  those  mercies  ever  last: 
Christians,  then,  through  future  story, 
Songs  of  ceaseless  praise  shall  sing: 
Lord  of  life,  and  light,  and  glory, 
Bless  thy  people,  heavenly  King.         Gems. 

Qr\  ~  L.    P.    M.  46th  Psalui,  Eat<  n. 

OUO  A  general  Thanksgiving. 

1  CI  AY,  should  we  search  the  globe  around, 
^  Where  can  such  happiness  be  found 

As  dwells  in  this  much  favored  land  ? 
Here  plenty  reigns:  here  Freedom  sheds 
Her  choicest  blessings  on  our  heads: 

By  God  supported,"  still  ue  stand. 

2  Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store 
Which  comes  from  every  foreign  shore  ; 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display  ; 
Religion  teacheth  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  in  our  Maker's  praise, 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  These  are  Thy  gifts,  Almirhty  King; 
From  thee  our  matchless  blessings  spring : 

Th'  extended  shade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  raptures  liberty  Lestows, 
The  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows, 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

fti :  pox's  Coll. 

<-'•    H«  Bedl  rJ,  Cinrendon. 

Prosperity^  Temporal  and  Spiritual.  Ps.  67. 
1  ^HIXE,  mishty  God,  on  this  our  land, 
^  With  beams  of  heavenly  grace; 
Reveal  thy  power  through  alTour  coasts, 
And  show  thy  smiling  face. 
C  When  shall  thy  name  from  shore  to  shore, 
Sound  all  the  earth  abroad, 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Thoir  Saviour  and  their  God  ? 
23 


806 


307  TIMES  AM)  SEASONS. 

3  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 

Sing  loud  with  solemn  voice  ; 
While  thankful  tongues  exalt  his  praise, 
And  grateful  hearts  rejoice. 

4  He,  the  great  Lord,  the  sovereign  Judge, 

That  sits  enthroned  above, 
Wisely  commands  the  worlds  he  made, 
In  justice  and  in  love. 

5  Earth  shall  obey  her  Maker's  will, 

And  yield  a  full  increase  ; 
Our  God  will  crown  his  chosen  land 
With  fruitful ness  and  peace. 

6  God,  the  Redeemer,  scatters  round 

His  choicest  favors  here  ; 
While  the  creation's  utmost  bound 

Shall  see,  adore  and  fear.  Watts. 

nn*  L.    M.  Newcourt,  All  Saints. 

OK)  1     The  .Magistrate's  Psalm.     Ps.  101. 

1  "IYTERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song! 
!▼-■■  And  since  they  both  to  thee  belong, 
My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 
To  thee  my  songs  and  vows  I'll  bring. 

2  Let  wisdom  all  my  actions  guide, 
And  let  my  God  with  me  reside  ; 

No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me, 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

3  No  sons  of  slander,  rage  and  strife, 
Shall  be  companions  of  my  life  ; 
The  haughty  look,  the  heart  of  pride, 
Within  my  door  shall  ne'er  abide. 

4  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise 
By  flattering  or  malicious  lies  ; 
And,  while  the  innocent  I  guard, 
The  bold  offender  shan't  be  spared. 

5  The  impious  crew,  that  factious  band, 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land  ; 
And  all  that  break  the  public  rest, 
Where  I  have  power,  shall  be  suppressed. 

Watts. 


FOR  SABBATH  SCHOOL?.     808,  809 


FOR    SABBATH     SCHOOLS. 


808 


IL   If.  Acton. 

1  |^<OME,  let  our  voices  join 
V>   In  joyful  songs  of  praise  ; 
To  God,  the  God  of  love, 

Our  thankful  hearts  we'll  raise  • 
To  God  alone  all  praise  belongs — 
Our  earliest  and  our  latest  songs. 

2  Now  we  are  taught  to  read 

The  book  of  life  divine, 
Where  our  Redeemer's  love 

And  brightest  glories  shine: 
To  God  alone  all  praise  is  due, 
Who  sends  his  word  to  us  and  you. 

3  Within  these  hallowed  walls 

Our  wandering  feet  are  brought, 
Where  prayer  and  praise  ascend, 

And  heavenly  truths  are  taught : 
To  God  alone  your  offerings  bring; 
Let  young  and  old  his  praises  sing. 

4  Lord,  let  this  work  of  love 

Be  crowned  with  full  success ; 
Let  thousands,  yet  unborn. 

Thy  sacred  name  here  bless: 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  all  praise  to  thee 
We'll  raise  throughout  eternity. 

Pratt's  Coll. 


809 


C.  P.  M. 


GREAT  God  !  our  voice  to  thee  we  raise  ; 
Tune  thou  our  lips  and  hearts  with 
Thy  goodnes3  to  adore  ;  [praise, 

Our  life,  our  health,  and  every  friend, 
From  thee  arise,  on  thee  depend, 
Kind  Father  of  the  poor. 
:  Stretch  o'er  our  heads  thy  guardian  wings, 
Secure  the  weak,  O  King  of  kings  ; 

Our  shield  and  refuge  be : 
Thy  spirit,  Lord,  conduct  our  youth, 
Through  Christ,  the  life,  the  way,  the  truth, 
That  we  may  come  to  thee. 


810,  811    TIMES  AND  SEASON'S. 

3  While  friends  their  generous  aid  afford, 
Accept  the  kind  intention,  Lord, 

And  crown  it  with  thy  love; 
Then  joy  shall  tune  our  humble  songs, 
Till  we  shall  join  immortal  tongues 

In  nobler  praise  above.         Pratt's  Coll. 


810 


M. 


1  T117ITHIX  these  walls  be  peace  ; 

▼  ▼    Love  through  our  borders  found  ; 
In  all  our  little  palaces, 
Prosperity  abound. 

2  God  scorns  not  humble  things  ; 

Here,  though  the  proud  despise, 
The  children  of  the  King  of  kings 
Are  training  for  the  skies. 

3  May  none  who  thus  are  taught 

From  dory  be  cast  down, 
But  all,  through  faith  and  patience,  brought 
To  an  immortal  crown. 

Greenwood's  Coll 


SICKNESS    AND    RECOVERY. 


C.    M.  Hallowell,  Reading. 

Benef  t  of  fictions. 


811 

1  |^OXSIDER  all  my  sorrows,  Lord, 
v>»   And  thy  deliverance  send; 

My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints  ; 
When  will  my  troubles  end? 

2  Yet  have  I  found  'tis  good  for  me 

To  bear  my  Father's  rod  ; 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  law, 
And  live  upon  my  God. 

3  This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy, 

When  new  distress  begins  ; 
I  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  way, 
And  hate  my  former  sins. 

4  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight, 

When  earthly  joys  were  fled, 
My  soul,  oppressed"  with  sorrow's  weight, 
Had  sunk  amongst  the  dead. 


812 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.     812,  813 

5  I  knew  thy  judgments.  Lord,  are  right, 

Though  they  may  seem  severe  ; 
The  sharpest  sufferings  I  endure 
Flow  from  thy  faithful  care. 

6  Before  I  knew  thy  chastening  rod, 

My  feet  were  apt  to  stray : 
But  now  I  learn  to  keep  thy  word, 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way.  Watts. 

J-.    M.  Woburn,  Newport. 

Health,  Sickness,  and  Recovery. 

1  "EMRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 
-T  And  I  presumed  'twould  ne'er  be  night ; 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 

"  Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart.'* 

2  But  I  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long; 
Soon  as  thy  face  began  to  hide, 

My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died. 

3  I  cried  aloud  to  thee,  my  God, — 
"What  canst  thou  profit  by  my  blood? 
M  Deep  in  the  dust,  can  I  declare 
"Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  goodness  there? 

4  "  H.;ir  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 
■'And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead:" 
Thy  word   rebuked  the  pains  I   felt, 
Thy  pardoning  love  removed  my  guilt. 

5  My  groans,  and  tears,  and  forms  of  wo, 
Are  tamed  to  joy  and  praises  now; 

I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  crround, 
And  ease  and  gladness  gird  me  round. 

6  My  tongue,  the  ;dory  of  my  frame, 

Shall  ne'er  be  silent  of  thy  name  ;  [heaven, 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  through  earth  and 
For  sickness  healed,  and  sins  forgiven. 

Watts. 

Q1Q  C.    M.  Dundee,  York. 

OlO  Rccov-cry  from  Sickness.     Ps.  116. 

1  T  LOVE  the  Lord  :  he  heard  my  cries, 
A  And  pitied  every  groan  : 

Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord  :  he  bowed  his  ear, 

And  chased  my  griefs  away  : 


814 


814,  81o    TIMES  AXD  SEASONS. 

O,  let  my  heart  no  more  despair, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  ! 

3  My  flesh  declined,  my  spirits  fell, 

And  I  drew  near  the  dead  ; 
While  inward  pangs,  and  fears  of  hell, 
Perplexed  my  wakeful  head. 

4  "My  God,"  I  cried,  "thy  servant  save, 

"Thou  ever  good  and  just; 
"  Thy  power  can  rescue  from  the  grave  ; 
"Thy  power  is  all  my  trust." 

5  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distressed ; 

He  bade  my  pains  remove  : 
Return,  my  soul,  to  God,  thy  rest, 
For  thou  hast  known  his  "love. 

6  My  God  hath  saved  my  soul  from  death, 

And  dried  my  falling  tears; 
Xow  to  his  praise  I'll  spend  my  breath, 
And  my  remaining  years.  Watts. 

S.    M.  St.  Bridges,  Maryland. 

Sick-bed  Reflections. 

1  JUST  o'er  the  grave  I  hung— 
J    No  pardon  met  my  eyes ; 

As  blessings  never  greet  the  slain, 
And  hope  shall  never  rise. 

2  Sweet  mercy  to  my  soul 

Revealed  no  charming  ray  ; 
Before  me  rose  a  long,  dark  night, 
With  no  succeeding  day. 

3  Then,  oh,  how  vain  appeared 

The  joys  beneath  the  sky  ! 
Like  visions  past — like  flowers  that  blow 
When  wintry  storms  are  nigh. 

4  How  mourned  my  sinking  soul 

The  Sabbath's  hours  divine, 
The  day  of  grace,  that  precious  day, 
Consumed  in  sense  and  sin  ! 

5  The  work — the  mighty  work — 

Of  life,  so  long  delayed — 
Repentance  yet  to  be  begun 
Upon  a  dying  bed  !  Dwight. 

C.    M  Barby. 

A  Sight  of  Heaven  in  Sickness. 
FT  have  I  sat  in  secret  sighs, 
To  feel  my  flesh  decay, 


815 
O 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        61G 

Then  groaned  aloud,  with  frighted  eyes, 
To  view  my  tottering  clay. 
Q  But  I  forbid  my  sorrows  now, 
Xor  dares  the  flesh  complain  ; 
Diseases  bring  their  profits  too  ; 
The  joy  o'ercomes  the  pain. 

3  My  cheerful  soul  now,  all  the  day, 

Sits  waiting  here,  and  sings; 
Looks  through  the  ruins  of  her  clay, 
And  practises  her  wing.s. 

4  Faith  almost  changes  into  sight, 

While  from  afar  she  spies 
Her  fair  inheritance,  in  light, 
Above  created  skies. 
.r)  The  beams  of  heaven  rush  sweetly  in 
At  all  the  gaping  flaws  ; 
Virions  of  endless  bliss  are  seen, 
And  native  air  she  draws. 
6  O,  Saviour,  let  this  flesh  decay, 
The  ruins  wider  grow, 
Till,  glad  to  see  the  enlarged  way, 

I  stretch  my  pinions  through.  Gems. 

L,    M.  Carthage,  Windham. 

Prayer  far  a  sick  Minister. 

1  /~\  THOU,  before  whose  gracious  throne 
'  *  We  bow  our  suppliant  spirit  down, 
View  the  sad  breast,  the  streaming  eye, 
And  let  our  sorrows  pierce  the  sky. 

2  Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell  ; 
Thou  only  canst  assuage  our  grief, 

And  yield  our  wo-fraught  heart  relief. 

3  With  power  benign,  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  prayer  ; 
Avert  thy  swift-descending  stroke, 
Xor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock. 

•  -re  him,  sinking  to  the  grave  ; 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save  ; 
Hack  to  our  hopes  and  wishes  give, 
And  bid  our  friend  and  father  live. 

5  Bound  to  each  soul  by  tenderest  ties, 
In  every  breast  his  Image  ttee; 

Thy  pitying  aid,  O  Cod,  impart, 

Ni*  rend  him  fr^ru  each  bleeding  heart. 


816 


817,  818     TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

6  Yet,  if  our  supplications  fail, 
And  prayers  and  rears  can  nought  prevail, 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay, 
And  guide  him  safe  to  endless  day. 

Evans's  Coll. 

Q  -|  <•<  CM.  Caledonia,  Northfieli. 

Ol  J  Sickness. 

1  T1THEN  languor  and  disease  invade 
▼  »    This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  beyond  oar  cage, 
And  long  to  soar  away  ;— 
G  Sweet  to  look  inward,  and  attend 
Tha  whispers  of  his  love  ; 
Sweet  to  look  upward  to  the  place 
Where  Jesu^  pleads  above  5 — 

3  Sweet  on  his  faithfulness  to  trust> 

Which  saves  from  second  death  ; 
Sweet  to  experience,  day  by  day, 
His  Spirit's  quickening  breath. 

4  'Tis  sweet  to  rest  in  lively  hope, 

That,  when  my  change  shall  come, 
Angels  will  hover  round  my  bed, 
An  J  waft  my  spirit  home. 

5  If  such  the  views  which  grace  unfolds, 

Weak  as  it  is  below. 
What  rapture  must  the  church  above 
In  Jesus'  presence  know! 

6  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  streams, 

What  will  that  fountain  be, 
Where  saints  and  angels  draw  their  bliss 
Immediately  from  thee  ! 

7  There  shall  my  disimprisoned  soul 

Behold  him,  and  adore; 
Beneath  bis  likeness  satisfied, 

And  grieve  aad  sin  no  more.         Toplady. 


818 


L.   M.  Newport. 

TTTHEX  pining  sickness  wastes  the  frame, 
*  ▼    Acute  disease  and  weakening  pain  ; 
When  life  fast  spends  her  feeble  flame, 

And  all  the  help  of  man  is  vain  ; — 
Joyless  and  dark  all  things  appear, 

Languid  the  spirits,  weak  the  flesh  : 
Med'cines  can't  ease,  nor  cordials  cheer, 

Nor  food  support,  nor  sleep  refresh. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        819 

2  O,  then,  to  have  recourse  to  God  ; 

To  pray  to  him  in  time  of  need  ; 
To  feel  the  halm  of  Jesus'  blood  ; 

This  is  to  find  a  friend  indeed  ! 
O  Christian,  this  thy  happy  lot, 

Who  cleavest  to  the  Lord  by  faith  ; 
He'll  never  leave  thee,  doubt  it  not, 

In  pain,  in  sickness,  or  in  death. 

3  When  flesh  and  heart  decays  and  fails, 

He  will  thy  strength  and  "portion  be  j 
Support  thy  weakness,  hear  thy  ails, 

And  softly  whisper,  "Trust  in  me." 
Himself  shall  be  thy  tender  friend, 

Thy  kind  physician  and  thy  stay; 
To  make  thy  hed  will  condescend, 

And  chase  thy  falling  tears  away.      Gems. 

Q-|d  C.    M.  Ncw  Durham,  Lebanon. 

OU  Comfort  in  Sickness. 

1  VITHEX  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame, 

'  »    Each  dazzling  pleasure  flies  ; 
Phantoms  of  bliss  no  more  obscure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  Then  the  tremendous  arm  of  death 

l'<  hated  sceptre  shows, 
And  nature  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  complicated  woes. 

3  The  tottering  frame  of  mortal  life 

Shall  crumble  into  dust ; 
Nature  shall  faint;  but  learn,  my  soul, 
On  nature's  God  to  trust. 

4  The  man  whose  pious  heart  is  fixed 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  evf»ry  frown  may  comfort  find, 
And  kiss  the  chastening  rod. 

5  Nor  him  shall  death  itself  alarm  ; 

On  heaven  his  soul  relies  ; 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love, 
And  with  composure  dies.      Heginbotham, 


820,  821     PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN. 


PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN. 

OQA  C'   M"  Hallowell,  Mean 

Om\j  Death  welcomed:  Heaven  anticipated. 

1  4  XD  let  this  feeble  body  fail, 
^\  And  let  it  faint  and  die  ; 

My  soul  shall  quit  the  mournful  vail, 
And  soar  to  worlds  on  high  : — 

2  Shall  join  the  disembodied  saints, 

And  find  its  long-sought  rest, 
(That  only  bliss  for  which  it  pants,) 
In  the  Redeemer's  breast. 

3  In  hope  of  that  immortal  crown, 

I  now  the  cross  sustain  ; 
And  gladly  wander  up  and  down, 
And  smile  at  toil  and  pain. 

4  I  suffer  on  my  threescore  years, 

Till  my  Deliverer  come," 
And  wipe  away  his  servant's  tears, 
And  take  his  exile  home. 

5  O,  what  hath  Jesus  bought  for  me  ! 

Before  my  ravished  eyes 
Rivers  of  life  divine  I  see, 
And  trees  of  paradise. 

6  I  see  a  world  of  spirits  bright, 

Who  taste  the  pleasures  there  ; 
They  all  are  robed  in  spotless  white, 
And  conquering  palms  they  bear. 

7  O,  what  are  all  my  sufferings  here, 

If,  Lord,  thou  count  me  meet 
With  that  enraptured  host  t'  appear, 
And  worship  at  thy  feet ! 

8  Give  joy  or  grief,  give  ease  or  pain  ! 

Take  life  and  friends  away  ; 
But  let  me  find  them  all  again 

In  that  eternal  day.       Worcester's  Coll. 


821 


BB.   8l.  Zion,  Lambeth. 

1     4  WAY  with  our  sorrow  and  fear ! 
*»  We  soon  shall  recover  our  home : 
The  city  of  saints  shall  appear, 
The  day  of  eternity  come. 


PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN.     822,  823 

From  earth  we  shall  quickly  remove, 
And  mount  to  our  native  abode; 

The  house  of  our  Father  above, 
The  palace  of  angels  and  God. 

2  By  faith  we  already  behold 

That  lovely  Jerusalem  here ; 
Her  walls  are  of  jasper  and  gold, 

As  crystal  her  buildings  are  clear  : 
Immovably  founded  in  grace, 

She  stands,  as  she  ever  hath  stood, 
And  brightly  her  Builder  displays, 

And  flames  with  the  glory  of  God. 

3  No  need  of  the  sun  in  that  day, 

Which  never  is  followed  by  night, 
Where  Jesus's  beauties  display 

A  pure  and  a  permanent  light. 
The  Lamb  is  their  light  and  their  sun, 

And,  lo  !    Hy  reflection  they  shine — 
With  Jesus  ineffably  one, 

And  bright  in  effulgence  divine! 

Meth.  Coll. 


822 


C.  M.  Cambridge,  Irish. 

1  "p|EATH  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid: 
*J  li  God  be  with  us  there, 

We  may  walk  through  the  darkest  shade, 
And  never  yield    to  fear. 

2  I  could  renounce  my  all  below, 

If  my  Creator  bid  ; 
And  run,  if  I  were  called  to  go; 
And  die  as  Moses  did. 

3  Might  I  but  climb  to  Pisgah's  top,  # 

And  view  the  promised  land, 
My  flesh  itself  would  long  to  drop, 
And  pray  fur  the  command. 

4  Clasped  in  my  heavenly  Father's  arms, 

1   would  forget  my  breath, 
And  lose  my  life  among  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death.  Watts 


C.    M.  Sunday,  Cambridge 

Triumph  over  Death.     Job  xix.  25,  27. 


1823 
1  /^IREAT  Cod,  I  own  The  sentence  just, 
"  T  And  nature  must  decay  ; 


824  PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN. 

I  yield  my  body  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell  with  fellow  clay. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 

And  trample  on  the  tombs  : 

My  Jesus,  my  Redeemer,  lives  j 

My  God,  my  Saviour,  comes. 

3  The  mighty  Conqueror  shall  appear, 

High  on  a  royal  seat ; 
And  death,  the*  last  of  all  his  foes, 
Lie  vanquished  at  his  feet. 

4  Though  greedy  worms  devour  my  skin, 

And  gnaw  my  wasting  flesh, 
When  God  shall  build  my  bones  again, 
He'll  clothe  them  all  afresh. 

5  Then  shall  I  see  thy  lovely  face, 

"With  strong,  immortal  eyes  5 
And  feast  upon  thy  unknown  grace, 
With  pleasure  and  surprise.  Watts 

824  C.   P.   M.  Pilgrim 

1  TTOW  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot ! 

-£a  How  free  from  every  anxious  thought. 

From  worldly  hope  and  fear  ! 
Confined  to  neither  court  nor  cell, 
His  soul  disdains  on  earth  to  dwell  j 
He  only  sojourns  here. 

2  This  happiness  in  part  is  mine, 
Already  saved  from  low  design, 

From  every  creature  love] 
Blest  with  the"  scorn  of  finite  good, 
My  soul  is  lightened  of  its  load, 
•   And  seeks  the  things  above. 

3  The  things  eternal  I  pursue — 
A  happiness  beyond  the  view 

Of  those  that  basely  pant 
For  things  by  nature  felt  and  seen  : 
Their  honors,  wealth,  and  pleasures  mean, 

I  neither  have  nor  want. 

4  Nothing  on  earth  I  call  my  own  ; 
A  stranger  to  the  world  unknown, 

I  all  their  goods  despise  : 
I  trample  on  their  whole  delight, 
And  seek  a  city  out  of  sight, 

A  city  in  the  skies. 


PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN.      625,626 

5  There  is  my  house  and  portion  fair  ; 
My  treasute  and  my  heart  are  there, 

And  my  abiding  home: 
For  me  my  elder  brethren  stay, 
And  angels  beckon  me  away, 

And  Jesus  bids  me  come.     Meth.  Coll. 

Cf£0  8s.  Sl.  Mount  Zion, 

1  T  LONG  to  behold  him  arrayed 
-I-  With  glory  and  light  from  above; 
The  King  in  his  beauty  displayed, 

His  beauty  of  holiest  love. 
I  languish  and  sigh  to  be  there, 

Where  Jesus  hath  fixed  his  abode : 
O,  when  shall  we  meet  in  the  air, 

And  fly  to  the  mountain  of  God? 
9  How  happy  the  people  that  dwell 

Secure  in  the  city  above  ! 
No  pain  the  inhabitants  feel, 

No  sickness  or  sorrow  shall  prove. 
Physician  of  souls,  unto  me 

Forgiveness  and  holiness  give  ; 
And  then  from  the  body  set"  free, 

And  then  to  the  city  receive.     Meth.  Coll. 

Q£)/y  c    **•      Sicilian,  GoM  Shepherd. 

0£\J        Eternity  joyfully  anticipated. 

1  TN  thi3  world  of  sin  and  sorrow, 

A  Compassed  round  with  many  a  care, 
From  eternity  we  borrow 
Hope  that  can  exclude  despair. 

2  Thee,  triumphant  God  and  Saviour, 

In  the  glass  of  faith  we  see  ; 
■\  iniflt  each  faint  endeavor  ; 
Raise  our  earth-born  souls  to  thee. 

3  Place  that  awful  scene  before  us, 

Of  the  last  tremendous  day, 
When  to  life  thou  wilt  restore  us : 
Lingering  ages  haste  away. 

4  When  this  vile  and  sinful  nature 

Incorruption  thall  put  on, 
Life  renewing,  glorious  Saviour, 
Let  rhy  glorious  will  be  done, 

Mada.Vs  Coll. 


827,  828      PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN. 

QO^  C.    M.  Litchfield,  Corinth. 

0£  4      Looking  from  Earth  tc  Heaven. 

1  f\B.,  could  our  thoughts  and  wishes  fly, 
v-J  Above  these  gloomy  shades, 

To  those  bright  worlds,  beyond  the  sky, 
Which  sorrow  ne'er  invades  ! 

2  There  joys,  unseen  by" mortal  eyes, 

Or  reason's  feeble  ray, 
In  ever-blooming  prospect  rise, 
Exposed  to  no  decay. 

3  Lord,  send  a  beam  of  light  divine, 

To  guide  our  upward  aim  ; 

With  one  reviving  look  of  thine, 

Our  languid  hearts  inflame. 

4  Oh  then,  on  faith's  sublimest  wing, 

Our  ardent  souls  shall  rise 
To  those  bright  scenes,  where  pleasures  spring, 
Immortal  in  the  skies.  Steele. 

OiiS  CM.  Arlington,  Jordan. 

1  f\y  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
vJ  And  cast  a  wishful  eye 

To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  O  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Sweet  fields,  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight! 

3  There  generous  fruits,  that  never  fail, 

On  trees  immortal  grow : 
There  rocks,  and  hills,  and  brooks,  and  vale, 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  All  o'er  those  wide  extended  plains, 

Shines  one  eternal  day  j 
There  God  the  Son  for  ever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  No  chilling  winds  nor  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

6  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place, 

And  be  for  ever  blest  ? 
When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 
And  in  his  bosom  rest  ? 


PROSPECT  OF  HF.AVK N .      829 .  830 

7  Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 

Would  here  no  longer  stay  ! 
Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 
Fearless  I'd  launch  away. 

8  There,  on  those  high  and  flowery  plains, 

Our  spirits  ne'er  shall  tire  ; 
But  in  perpetual,  joyful  strains, 
Redeeming  love  admire.  Stennett. 

QQQ  10s  &  lis.  Walworth. 

IJM*J   View  of  Heaven.     Rev.  xxii.   1 — 5. 
1  /"VN"   wings  of  faith  mount  up,  my  soul,  and 
v-f      rise ; 

View  thine  inheritance  beyond  the  skies ; 
Nor  heart  can   think,  nor  mortal  tongue  can 

tell, 
What    endless    pleasure    in    those    mansions 

dwell : 
There  my     Redeemer   lives,    all    bright    and 

glorious  ; 
O'er  sin,  and  death,  and  hell,  he  reigns  vic- 
torious. 
G  No  gnawing  grief,  no  sad,  heart-rending  pain, 
In  that  blest  country  enn  admission  gain  ; 
No  sorrow  there,  no  soul-tormenting  fear, 
For  God's  own  hand    shall    wipe   the   falling 

tear: 
There  my  Redeemer  lives,  &c. 

3  No  rising  sun  his  transient  beams  displays, 
No  sickly  moon  emits  her  feeble  rays  ; 
The  Godhead  there  celestial  glory  sheds, 
Th'  exalted  Lamb  eternal  radiance  spreads : 
There  my  Redeemer  lives,  Sec. 

4  One  distant  glimpse  my  eager  passion  fires; 
Jesus,  to  thee  my  longing  soul  aspires: 
When  shall  I  at  my  heavenly  home  arrive — 
When  leave  this  earth,    and    when    begin    to 

live? 
For  there  my  Saviour  is  all  bright  and  glorious  ; 
O'er    sin,    and    death,    and    hell,    he    reigns 

victorious.  STnAPHxr*. 

OOU  6s.   8l.  Gokbeu,  Union Hynm. 

1   ^TILL,  out  of  the  deepest  abyss 
^  Of  trouble,  I  mournfully  cry  : 


831  PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN. 

And  pine  to  recover  my  peace, 
And  see  my  Redeemer,  and  die. 

I  cannot,  I  cannot  forbear, 
These  passionate  longings  for  home; 

O,  when  shall  my  spirit  be  there  h 
O,  when  will  the  messenger  come  ? 

2  Thy  nature  I  long  to  put  on, 

Thine  image  on  earth  to  regain  ; 
And  then  in  the  grave  to  lay  down 

This  burden  of  body  and  pain. 
O  Jesus,  in  pity  draw  near, 

And  lull  me  to  sleep  on  thy  breast  * 
Appear,  to  my  rescue  appear, 

And  gather  me  into  thy  rest. 

3  To  take  a  poor  fugitive  in, 

The  arms  of  thy  mercy  display, 
And  give  me  to  rest  from  all  sin, 

And  bear  me  triumphant  away  ; — 
Away  from  a  world  of  distress, 

Away  to  the  mansions  above, — 
The  heaven  of  seeing  thy  face, — 

The  heaven  of  feeling  thy  love. 

831  L.  Bl.   6l.  Ea 

1  SURROUNDED  by  a  host  of  foes, 
£3  Stormed  by  a  host  of  foes  within  ; 
Nor  swift  to  flee,  nor  strong  t'  oppose ; 

Single,  against  hell,  earth,  and  sin; 
Single,  yet  undismayed  I  am  ; 
I  dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name. 

2  What  though  a  thousand  hosts  engage, 

A  thousand  worlds  my  soul  to  shake? 
I  have  a  shield  shall  quell  their  rage, 

And  drive  the  alien  armies  back; 
Portrayed  it  bears  a  bleeding  Lamb: 
I  dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name. 

3  Me  to  retrieve  from  Satan's  hands, 

Me  from  this  evil  world  to  free, 
To  purge  my  sins,  and  loose  my  bands, 

And  save  from  all  iniquity, 
My  Lord  and  God,  from  heaven  he  came  : 
I  "dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name. 

4  Salvation  in  his  name  there  is, 

Salvation  from  sin,  death,  and  hell ; 
Salvation  into  glorious  bliss ; 
Hew  great  salvation  who  can  tell? 


PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN*.      832,  833 

Hut  all  he  hath  lor  mine  I  claim  ; 

I  dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name.     Meth.  Coll. 


832 


C    M.  Braintree,  Arundel. 

^  A  Prospect  of  Heaven  makes  Death  easy. 

1  rpHERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

-l    Where  saints  immortal  reign  ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-withering  flowers  ; 

Death,  like  a  narrow  "sea,  divides 

This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  field-,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green  j 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea, 
And  linger,  shivering,  on  the  brink, 

And  fear  to  launch  away. 
6  O,  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

These  gloomy  doubts  that  rise — 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 

With  unbeclouded  eyes  ; — 
Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er  ;— 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood 

Should  fright  us  from  the  shore.      Watts. 

Spring,  De  Fltury 
Longing  to  be  with  Christ. 

1  rpo  Jesus,  the  crown  of  my  hope, 

A     My  soul  is  in  haste  to  be  gone  : 
O  bear  me,  ye  cherubim,  up, 
And  waft  me  away  to  his  throne, 

2  My  Saviour,  whom,  absent,  I  love  ; 

Whom,  not  having  seen,  I  adore; 
Whose  name  is  exalted  above 
All  glory,  dominion,  and  power  ;-~ 
'3  Dissolve  thou  these  bonds  that  detain 
My  soul  from  her  portion  in  thee  ; 
Vh!  strike  off  this  adamant  chain, 
And  make  me  eternally  free. 
•>9 


833 


834,  S35   piiosprcT  of  heaven. 

4  When  that  happy  era  begins, 

When  arrayed  in  thy  glories  T  shine, 
Nor  grieve  any  more,  by  my  sins, 
The  bosom  on  which  I  recline  : — 

5  O,  then  shall  the  veil  be  removed, 

And  round  me  thy  brightness  be  poured  j 
I  shall  meet  him,  whom  absent  I  loved, 
I  shall  see  whom  unseen  I  adored. 

6  And  then,  never  more  shall  the  fears, 

The  trials,  te  mo  cations,  and  woes, 
Which  darken  this  valley  of  tears, 
Intrude  on  my  blissful  repose.  Gem 

GO  A  ,s'  Beuwwrf 

OOt:  Sunts  in  Jiez:c~. 

1  TT57KAT  are  these  in  bright  array? 

»*    This  innumerable  throng 
Round  the.  altar,  nisht  and  day. 

Tuning  their  triumphant  song  ? — 
"Worthy  is  the  Lamb,  once  slain, 

"  Blessing,  honor,  glory,  power, 
"  Wisdom,  riches  to  obtain, 

•c  New  dominion,  every  hour." 

2  These  through  fiery  trials  trod  ; 

These  from  great  auction  came: 
Now,  before  the  throne  of  God, 

Sealed  with  his  eternal  name, 
Clad  in  raiment  pure  and  white, 

Victor-palms  in  every  hand, 
Through  their  great  P«.edeemer's  might, 

More  than  conquerors  they  stand. 

3  Hunger,  thirst,  disease  unknown, 

On  immortal  fruits  they  feed  ; 
Them  the  Lamb,  amidst  "the  throne, 

Shall  to  living' fountains  lead: 
Joy  and  gladness  banish  sighs, 

Perfect  love  dispels  their  fears, 
And  for  ever,  from  their  eyes, 

God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears.  Gems 

000  L.    It.  Islington,  Antigu; 
Desiring  to  depart  and  be  with  Christ.    Phil.  i.  23 

1  V1/HILE  on  the  ver=e  of  life  l  s^nd, 

▼  ▼    And  view  the  scenes  on  either  hand, 
My  spirit  struggles  with  my  clay, 
And  longs  to  wing  its  flight  away. 


PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN.      836,  837 

i.  Come,  ye  angelic  guardians,  come, 
And  lead  the  willing  piltrrim  home; 
Ye  know  the  way  to  Jesus'  throne, 
Source  of  my  joys  and  of  your  own. 

3  The  blissful  interview — how  sweet 
To  fall  transported  at  his  feet! 
Raised  in  his  anus,  to  view  his  fare, 
Through  the  full  beamings  of  his  grace! 

4  Yet,  with  These  prospects  full  in  sight, 
I'll  wait  thy  signal  for  my  flight; 
For,  while  thy  service  I  pursue, 

I  find  my  heaven  began  below.     Doddridge 


836 


7s.       HaiJum,  Heavenly  Home. 

1  \17lIO  are  these  arrayed  in  white, 

*  ▼     Brighter  than  the  noon-day  sun? 
Foremost  of  the  sons  of  light, 

Nearest  the  eternal  throne? 
These  are  they  that  bore  the  cross, 

Nobly  for  their  Master  stood, 
Sufferers  in  his  righteous  cause, 

Followers  of  the  dying  God. 

2  Out  of  groat  distress  they  came; 

Washed  their  robes,  by  faith  below, 
In  the  blood  of  yonder  Lamb, 

Blood  that  washes  white  as  snow  : 
Therefore  arc  they  next  the  throne, 

Serve  their  Maker  day  and  night ; 
God  resides  among  his  own, 

God  doth  in  his  saints  delight. 
:*;  More  than  conquerors  at  last, 

Here  tfiey  find  their  trials  o'er; 
They  have"  all  their  sufferings  past, 

Hunger  now  and  thirst  no  more: 
No  exce.-sive  heat  they  feel 

From  the  sun's  directer  ray  ; 
In  a  milder  clime  they  dwell, 

Region  of  eternal  day.  Meth.  Coll. 

QQ7  C.    M.  Devize* 

O'ji  Farewell. 

1  "V^E  fleeting  charms  of  earth,  farewell  ! 
X    Your  springs  of  joy  are  dry  ; 
My  soul  now  seeks  another  home — 
A  brighter  world  on  high. 


638  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

2  Cheerful  I  leave  this  vale  of  tears. 

Where  pains  and  sorrows  grow  ; 
Welcome  the  day  that  ends  my  toil, 
And  every  scene  of  wo. 

3  No  more  shall  sin  disturb  my  breast — 

My  God  shall  frown  no  more  ; 
The  streams  of  love  divine  shall  yield 
Transports  unknown,  before. 

4  Fly,  then,  ye  interposing  days — 

Lord,  send  thy  summons   down  ; 
The  hand,  that  strikes  me  to  the  dust, 
Shall  raise  me  to  a  crown. 

Freeman's  Coll. 


838 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

C    M.  A'.pha,  Barbr. 

1  4  ND  is  this  life  prolonged  to  me  ? 
-lV  Are  days  and  seasons  given? 
O,  let  me  then  prepare  to  be 

A  fitter  heir  of  heaven. 

2  In  vain  these  moments  shall  not  pass, 

These  golden  hours  be  gone  : 
Lord,  I  accept  thine  offered  grace, 
I  bow  before  thy  throne. 

3  Now  cleanse  my  soul  from  every  sin 

By  my  Redeemer's  blood : 
Now  let  my  flesh  and  soul  begin 
The  honors  of  my  God. 

4  Let  me  no  more  my  soul  beguile 

With  sin's  deceitful  toys: 
Let  cheerful  hope,  increasing  still, 
Approach  to  heavenly  joys. 

5  My  thankful  lips  shall  loud  proclaim 

The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 
And  spread  the  savor  of  thy  name 
Where'er  I  spend  my  days. 

6  On  earth  let  my  example  shine  j 

And,  when  I  leave  this  state, 
May  heaven  receive  this  soul  of  mine 
To  bliss  supremely  great.  Watts. 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY.     839,^40.841 

009  L-    M.         Luton,  Wells,  Portugal 

The  Privileges  of  the  Living  above  the  Dead. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  zeal,  awake,  my  love, 
■*»-  To  serve  my  Saviour  here  below, 
In  works  which  perfect  saints  above 

And  holy  antiels  cannot  do. 

2  Awake,  my  charity,  to  feted 

The  hungry  son],  and  clothe  the  poor: 
In  heaven  arc  farad   M  sons  of  need  ; 
There  all  these  duties  are  no  more. 

3  Subdue  thy  passion*,  O  my  soul  ; 

Maintain  the  right,  thy  work  pursue  ; 
Daily  tin    rising  sins  control, 
And  be  thy  victories  ever  new. 

4  The  land  of  triumph  lies  on  high, 

There  art*  no  foes  t'  encounter  there  : 
Lord,  I  would  conquer  till  I  die, 
And  finish  all  the  glorious  war 

5  Let  every  flying  hour  confess 

I  gain   thy   gospel  fresh   renown  ; 
And   when  my  life  and   labors  cease, 
May  1  possess  the  promised  erown.     Watts. 

L.     M.  Surry,  Luton. 

Eternity. 

1  T^TERXITY  is  just  at  .hand!— 

*-J  And  shall  I  waste  my  ebbing  sand, 
And  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away  ? 

2  Bol  an  eternity  there  is 

Of  endless  wo  or  endless   bliss; 
And,  swift  as  time  fulfils  its  round, 
We  to  eternity  are  bound. 

3  Wh  it  countless  millions  of  mankind 
Have  left  this  fleeting  world  behind! 

're  gone  '.  bul  where  ? — ah,  pause  and  see  ; 
Gone  to  a  Ioiil'  eternity. 

4  Sinner,  canst  thou  for  ever  dwell 
In  all  the  fiery  deeps  of  hell  ? 
And  is  death  nothing  then  to  thee; 

Death  and  a  dread  eternity ?         Vill.  Coll. 

L.    M.  Newcourt,  German. 

of  rrr<  i  nun <f    Tunc. 

I  >i>  of  eternity,  from 

"id  infant  Time  his  being  draw; 


840 


841 

It  Di 


842 TIME  AXD  ETERNITY. 

Moments,  and  days,  and  mouths  and  years, 
Revolve  by  thine  unvaried  law. 

2  Silent  and  slow  they  glide  away  ; 

Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows  ; 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea — 
The  boundless  gulf  from  whence  it  rose. 

3  With  it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 

Before  the  rapid  streams  are  borne, 
On  to  the  everlasting  home, 
Whence  not  one  soul  can  e'er  return. 

4  Yet,  while  the  shore  on  either  side 

Presents  a  gaudy,  flattering  show, 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amazement  lost, 
Noi  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 

5  Great  Source  of  wisdom,  teach  my  heart 

To  know  the  price  of  every  hour  ; 
That  time  may  bear  me  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  power. 

Doddridge. 

8     a  £>  CM.      Canterbury,  Buckingham- 

4j£  Frailty  and  Fully. 

1  ITOiV  short  and  hasty  is  our  life  ! 
il   How  vast  our  souls'  affairs  ! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 

To  lavish  out  their  yean. 

2  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along, 

Without  a  moment's  stay  ; 
Just  like  a  story  or  a  song, 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

3  God.  from  on  high,  invites  us  horns, 

But  we  march  heedless  on  ; 
And,  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb, 
Stoop  downward  as  we  run. 

4  How  we  deserve  the  deepest  hell, 

That  slight  the  joys  above  ! 
What  chains  of  vengeance  should  we  feel, 
That  break  such  cords  of  love  ! 

5  Craw  us,  O  God,  with  sovereign  grace, 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high, 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 

And  see  salvation  nigh.  Watts. 


844 


TIM-E  AND  E7KRXTTY.  843,  844,  845 

Q  A  O  Lambeth,  Uuion  lljnia. 

O^iO         Job  xvi.  CO;     xvii.  1— 11. 

1  T   WAIT  a  few  sorrowful  years, 

-■-  And  then  I  no  longer  shall  mourn, 
But  tiee  from  the  valley  of  tears, 

A  way   I  shall  never  return  ; 
My  days  pre  all  vanished  away, 

:  <  tV  the  designi  of  my  heart, 
No  k  nzer  on  earth  I  delay, 

Or  linger  as  loath  to  depart* 

2  My  days  are  extinguished  and  gone-" 

My  time  as  a  shadow  is  fled, 
And"  gladly  I  lay  myself  down 

To  rest  with  the  peaceable  dead  : 
The  dead,  ever-living,  attend, 

Whose  dust  is  all  safe  in  the  tomb, 
And  many  a  glorified  friend 

Is  ready  to  'welcome  me  home. 
Vill.  Com. 

U^.  Fort  uguoc  Hymn. 

/  icould  not  live  ahcay. 

1  T  WOULD  not  live  alway  :  I  ask  not  to  stay 
A  Where  storm   after   storm   rises  dark  o'er 

the  way  : 
I    would   not*  live  alway:    no— welcome  the 

tomb : 
Since  Jesus'  hath   lain   there,  I  dread  not  its 

gloom. 

2  Who,  who  would  live  alwav,  awav  from  his 

God, 
Away  from  yon  heaven,  that  blissful  abode? 
Where  the  rivers   of  pleasure   flow   o'er  the 

bright  plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally  reigns; 

3  Where  the  saints  of  all  aces  in  barmony  meet. 
Their  Saviour   and    brethren    transported    to 

<:reet  ; 
While  the  anthems  of  rapture  unceasingly  roll, 
And  the  9inile  of  the  Lord  is  the  life  of  the 

soul.  Episcopal  Coll. 

L.   M.  krmlej,  Wells. 

Life,  the  Day  of  Grace  and  JTope. 
IFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  time  t'  insure  the  great  reward; 


845 
L 


S4l).  S47      TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  Life  is  the  hour  that  God  has  given 
To  'scape  from  hell  and  rly  to  heaven  ; 
The  day  of  grace,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day. 

3  The  living  know  that  they  must  die, 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie  ; 

Their  memory  and  their  sense  is  gone,* 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

4  Then  what  my  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands,  with  all  your  might  pursue  ; 
£ince  no  device  nor  work  is  found, 
Nor  faith,  nor  hope,  beneath  the  ground. 

5  There  are  no  acts,  of  pardon  passed 
In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we   b*is 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair, 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there.  Watts 

Q  A  C*  (7.  M.  Wantage,  Martyr's 

O40  1  Cor.  vii.  29. 

1  rr*HE  time  is  short !  the  season  near, 

JL    When  death  will  us  remove 
To  leave  our  friends,  however  dear, 
And  all  we  fondly  love. 

2  The  time  is  short !  sinners  beware, 

Nor  tririe  time  away  ; 
The  word  of  great  salvation  hear, 
While  it  is  called  to-day. 

3  The  time  is  short  !  ye  rebels,  now 

To  Christ  the  Lord  submit  ; 
To  mercy's  golden  sceptre  bow, 
And  fall  at  Jesus'  feet. 

4  The  time  is  short  !  ye  saints,  rejoice — 

The  Lord  will  quickly  come  ; 
Soon  shall  you  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice 
To  call  you  to  your  home. 

5  The  time  is  short!  the  moment  near, 

When  we  shall  dwell  above; 
And  be  for  ever  happy  there, 
With  Jesus,  whom  we  love.  Hoskiv? 

8Ar+*  C.   M.   Kt;aresborough,  S:.  Martini 

i  •    Frail  Life  and  succeeding  Eternity. 
I  npHEE  we  adore,  Eternal  Name, 
Jl    And  humbly  own  to  thee, 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY. S48 

How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame  ; 
What  dying  worms  are  we! 

2  Our  wasting  lives  now  shorter  still, 

As  months  and  days  increase  ; 
And  every  beating  pulse  we  tell, 
Leaves  but  the  number  less. 

3  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 

The  breath  that  first  it  gave  ; 

Whatever  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 

We're  travelling  to  the  grave. 

4  Dangers  stand  thick,  through  all  the  ground, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb  ; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

5  Good  God,  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hani:  everlasting  tilings  ! 
TV  eternal  states  -of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings! 

6  Infinite  joy,  or  endless  wo, 

Attends  on  every  breath  ; 
And  \et  how  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death! 

7  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense 

To  walk  this  dangerous  road  ; 
And,  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God.  Watts. 

Q    jo  C.    M.  Barbv,  St.  Johu't. 

O^O         Prudence  and  Zeal.     Ps.  39. 

1  npHUS  I  resolved  before  the   Lord, — 

J-    "  Now  will  I  watch  my  tongue  ; 
11  Lest  I  let  slip  one  sinful  word, 
11  Or  do  my  neighbor  wrong." 

2  If  I  am  e'er  constrained  to  stay 

With  men  of  lives  profane. 
I'll  set  a  double  guard  that  day, 
rain. 

3  I'll  scarce  allow  my  lips  to  speak 

thoughts  i  feel ; 
I  i  tli'  occasion  take 

To  mock  my  hoh    . 

4  Yet  if  some  proper  hour  appear, 

I'll  not  be  over-awed  ; 
But  let  the  Kofltng  shiners  hear, 
That  I  can  speak  for  God.  Watt*. 


$■!■),  850     DEATH— RESURRECTION. 


849 


C.    M.  PIymou:h,  Abridge. 

The  Shortness  of  Life,  and  the  Goodness  of  Qod. 

1  npiMEl  what  an  empty  vapor  'tis! 

•fl-    And  days,  bow  swift  they  are  I 
Swift  as  an  Indian  arrow  flies, 
Or  like  a  shooting  star. 

2  Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing, 

And  death  is  ever  nigh  ; 
The  moment  when  r,ur  lives  begin, 
We  ail  begin  to  die. 

3  Yet,  mighty  God,  our  fleeting  days 

Thy  lasting  favors  share; 
Yet,  with  the  bounties  of  thy  grace, 
Thou  loader  Che  rolling  year. 

4  'Tis  sovereign  mercy  finds  as  food, 

And  we  are  clothed  with  love  ; 
While  [rrace  stands  pointing  out  the  road 
That  leads  our  souls  above. 

5  His  goodness  runs  an  endless  round; 

All  glory  to  the  Lord  ! 
His  mercy  never  knows  a  bound  ; 
And  be  his  name  adored. 

6  Thus  we  begin  the  lasting  son?; 

And,  when  we  close  our  eyes, 
Let  the  next  age  thy  praise,  prolong, 
Till  time  and  nature  dies.  WiTTs. 


DEATH— RESURRECTION. 

850  I-    M.  F:r:-il,  Blendoo. 

Absent  from  the  Body,  and  present  zciih  the  Lord. 

1  ^BSENTJYom  flesh!   0  blissful  thought! 
-<-*-  "What  unknown  joys  this  moment  brings! 
Freed  from  the  mischiefs  sin  has  brought, 

From  pains  and  tears,  and  all  their  springs. 

2  Absent  from  flesh!    illustrious  day! 

Surprising  scene!   triumphant  stroke, 
That  rends  the  prison  of  my  clay, 
And  I  can  feel  my  fetters  broke. 


DEATH— RESURRECTION.      651,862 

3  Absent  from  flesh  !    then  rise,  my  soul, 

Where  feet  nor  wings  could  ever  climb, 
Beyond  the  heavens,  where  planets  roll, 
Measuring  the  cares  and  joys  of  time. 

4  I  go  where  God  and  glory  shine, 

His  presence  makes  eternal  day  : 
My  all  that's  mortal  I  resign, 
For  an?cls  wait  and  point  my  way. 

Watts. 

Q  ^  1  CM.       Windsor,  New  Durham. 

Assurance  of  Heaven;  or,  a  Saint  -prepared  to  die. 

1  riEATH  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 
-i-P  And  bear  my  spirit  home  ; 

Why  do  my  minutes  move  so  slow, 
Nor  my  salvation  come  r 

2  With  heavenly  weapons  I  have  fought 

The  battles  "of  the  Lord, 
Finished  my  course,  and  kept  the  faith, 
And  wait  the  sure  reward. 

3  God  has  laid  up  in  heaven  for  me 

A  crown  which  cannot  fade  : 
The  righteous  Judge,  at  that  great  day, 
Shall  place  it  on  my  head. 

4  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  for  me  alone  ; 
Bat  all  that  love  and  long  to  seo 

Th'  appearance  of  his  Son. 
[>  Jcmis,  the  Lord,  shall  guard  me  safe 

Trom  every  ill  design, 
And  to  his  heavenly  kingdom  take 

This  feeble  soul  of  mine. 
C  GoJ  is  my  everlasting  aid, 

And  hell  shall  rage  in  vain  : 
To  him  be  highest  glory  paid, 

And  endless  praise — Amen.  Watts. 

C.    M.  Wmdsur,  Haliowell. 

Ti'tc  rick  Fvol  surprised. 

1  T> ELUDED  souls,  who  think  to  find 
Jl/   A  solid  bliss  below  ! 

-.  the  fair  llower  of  paradise, 
On  earth  can  never  grow. 

2  Bee  how  the  foolish  wretch  is  p] 

T5  increase  his  worldly  story! 


852 


853.  854      DEATH— RESURRECTION. 

Too  scanty  now  he  finds  his  barns, 
And  covets  room  for  more. 

3  "  What  shall  I  do  r"  distressed  he  cries  ; 

"  This  scheme  will  I  pursue  : 
"  My  scanty  barns  shall  now  come  down, 
"  I'll  build  them  large  and  new. 

4  "  Here  will  I  lay  my  fruits,  and  bid 

"My  soul  to  take  its  ease: 
"  Eat,  drink,  be  glad  :  my  lasting  store 
"  Shall  give  what  joys  I  please." 

5  Scarce  had  he  spoke,  when,  lo  !  from  heaven 

The  Almighty  made  reply  : 
"  For  whom  dost  thou  provide,  thou  fool  ? 
"  This  night  thyself  shalt  die."     Neidham. 

Q  ^  Q  •  Ir.    M.  Chester,  Leyden. 

OtL/O  Death  and  Heaven. 

1  T\0  flesh  and  nature  dread  to  die, 

±J  And  timorous  thoughts  our  minds  enslave  ? 
But  grace  can  raise  our  hopes  on  high, 
And  quell  the  terrors  of  the  grave. 

2  What !   shall  we  run  to  gain  the  crown, 

Yet  grieve  to  think  the  goal  so  near.- 
Afraid  to  have  our  labors  done, 
And  finish  this  important  war  ? 

3  Do  we  not  dwell  in  clouds  below, 

And  little  know  the  God  we  love  ? 
Why  should  we  like  this  twilight  so, 
When  'tis  all  noon  in  worlds  above  ? 

4  There  shall  we  see  him  face  to  face, 

There  shall  we  know  the  great  Unknown ; 
And  Jesus,  with  his  glorious  grace, 
Shines  in  full  light  around  the  throne. 

5  When  we  put  off  this  fleshly  load, 

We"re  from  a  thousand  mischiefs  free  ; 
For  ever  present  with  our  God, 
Where  we  have  longed  and  wished  to  be. 

6  O  for  a  visit  from  my  God, 

To  drive  my  fears  of  death  away, 
And  help  me  through  this  darksome  road, 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day  !  Watts. 

C.    M.  Durham,  Windsor. 

Blessed  are  the  Dead  that  die  in  the  Lord. 
1  TTEAR  what    the  voice    from   heaven    pro- 
-£a    For  all  the  pious  dead:  [claim* 


854 


DEATH— RESFRRECTIOX.      655.  856 

Sweet  is  the  savor  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blest  ; 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are  ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sins  released, 
And  freed  from  even    snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They're  present  with  the  Lord : 
The  labors  of  their  mortal  life 

End  in  a  laree  reward.                       Watts. 
. • 

Ot)D  CM.     Funeral  Thought,  Lebanon. 

1  TTEAVEX  has  confirmed  the  dread  decree, 
-O-  That  Adam's  race  must  die  : 

One  general  ruin  sweeps  them  down, 
And  low  in  dust  they  lie. 

2  Ye  living  men,  the  tomb  survey. 

Where  you  must  shortly  dwell  : 
Hark!    how  the  awful  summons  sounds 
In  even-  funeral  knell ! 

3  Once  you  must  die — and  once  for  all  : 

The  solemn  purport  wreigo  ; 
For  know,  that  heaven  or  hell  are  hung 
On  that  important  day  ! 

4  Those  eyes,  so  long  in  darkness  veiled, 

.Must  wake,  the  Judge  to  see; 
And  every  word,  and  every  thought, 
Must  pass  his  scrutiny.  • 

5  O,  may  I  in  the  Judge  behold 

-  iviour  and  my   Friend  ; 
And,  far  beyond  the  reach  of  death, 

With  all  his  saints  ascend.         Doddridge. 

Q  •"  /?  L.    M.  Cowper,  Windham. 

OOD     Tlie  Righteous  blessed  in  Death. 

1  XJOW  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies! 
-ti  When   sinks  a  wean    soul  to  rest, 
How  mildly  beam  the  <  i 

How  gently  heaves  the  expiring  breast! 

2  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away, 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  o'er, 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day, 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 


857.853     DEATH—RESURRECTION. 

U  A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 

A  calm  which  life  nor  death  destroys; 
Nothing  disturbs  that  peace  profound, 
Which  his  unfettered  soul  enjoys. 

4  Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  fears, 

Where  lights  and  shades  alternate  dwell: 
How  brightthe  unchanging  morn  appears! 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell. 

5  Life's  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 

Light  from  its  ]<yid  the  spirit  flies  ; 
While  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
"  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies  t" 
Barbauld. 

8   ""J  C.   M.  Canterbury,  London. 

O  4      Ji  Prospect,  of  the  Resurrection. 

1  TTOW  lon<r  shall  death  the  tyrant  reign, 
£*  And  triumph  o'er  the  just, 

While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain 
Lies  minded  with  the  dust  ? 

2  Lo,  I  behold  the  scattered  shades  ; 

The  dawn  of  heaven  appears ; 
The  sweet  imraortal  morning  spreadg   . 
Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

3  I  see  the  Lord  of  glory  com?, 

And  flaming  guards  around  ; 
The  skies  divide,  to  make  him  room, 
The  trumpet  shakes  the  ground. 

4  [  hear  the  voice,  "  Ye  dead,  arise !" 

And,  lo,  the  graves  obey  ; 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyful  eyes, 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

5  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  the  midway  air, 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King, 
And  low  adore  him  there. 

6  O,  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them  clothed  in  white  ! 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 
Is  infinite  delight.  Watts. 

S.  M.     Newton.  Shirland,  Froome. 
The  expiring  Saint. 
SEE  the  pleasant  bed 

lere  lies  the  dying  saint: 


858 

1   T  SE 
I  WJ 


DEATH— RESURRECTION.      859,  800 

Though  in  the  icy  arm*  of  death, 
He  utters  no  complaint. 

2  His  aspect  is  serene: 

He  smiles  in  joyful  hope  : 
He  knows  that  arm  on  which  he  rests 
Is  an  unfailing  prop. 

3  He  lifts  his  eyes  in  love 

To  his  almighty  Friend, 
Whose  power  from  every  fear  secures, 
And  guards  him  to  the  end. 

4  lie  knows  his  Saviour  died, 

And  from  the  dead  arose  : 
He  looks  for  victory  o:er  the  grave, 
And  death,  the  last  of  foes. 

5  Kis  happy  soul  is  washed 

In  sin-atoning  blood  : 
Exulting  in  eternal  love. 
He  wings  his  way  to  God. 

WiircHKU.'s  Coll. 

Q  "  f\  ^?>  La&ibeth,  Union  Hymn. 

1  T  SOON  shall  accomplish  my  race, 
-*  And  soar  to  the  temple  on  high  ; 
Dear  Jesus,  beholding  thy  face, 

I  cheerfully  yield  me  to  die. 
Farewell,  my  distress  and  my  wo  ; 

The  storms  of  existence  are  o'er  ; 
Though  fiercely  the  tempest  may  blow, 

Its  fury  appals  me  no  more*. 

2  More  quickly  and  shorter  I  breathe— 

The  dew  is  o'crspieading  my  cheek — 
I  feel  the  approaches  of  death, 

My  heartstrings  beginning  to  break  ; 
niggle  or  two,  and  'lis  done — 

From  earth  and  its  anguish  I  fly  ; 
The  palm  of  the  conqueror  won, 

I  live  by  submitting  to  die.  Colltkiu 

OOU  r-    M.  Brainlrec,  St.  David'* 

The  Song  of  Simeon  ;  or  Death  made  desirable. 

1   T    ORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 
*-J  As  happy  Simeon  carne, 
And  hope  to  meet  o'ir  Saviour  here  , 
O  make  our  j.,ys  the  same  ! 


861,  862     DEATH— RESURRECTION. 

2  With  what  divine  and  vast  delight 

The  good  old  man  was  filled, 
When  fondly,  in  his  withered  arms, 
He  clasped  the  holy  child  ! 

3  -'Now  I  can  leave  this  world,"  he  cried: 

"  Behold  thy  servant  dies  ; 
"  I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord, 
"  And  close  my  peaceful  eyes. 

4  "  This  is  the  Light  prepared  to  shine 

"  Upon  the  Gentile  lands  ; 
"  Thine  Israel's  glory,  and  their  hope, 
"To  break  their  slavish  bands." 

5  Jesus,  the  vision  of  thy  face 

Hath  overpowering  charms  ; 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace, 

If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 
C  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heartstrings   break, 

How  sweet  my  minutes  roll  ! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 

And  glory  in  my  soul  !  Watts. 

8/»-j  C.   M.  St.  Martin's,  Milford, 

O  -*-    The  Presence  of  God  worth  dying  for. 
1  T   ORD,  'tis  an  infinite  delight 
JL*  To  see  thy  lovely  face, 
To  dwell  whole  ages  in  thy  sight, 
And  feel  thy  vital  rays. 
9  This  Gabriel  knows,  and  sings  thy  name 
With  rapture  on  his  tongue; 
Moses,  the  saint,  enjoys  the  same, 
And  heaven  repeats  the  song. 

3  While  the  bright  nation  sounds  thy  praise 

From  each  eternal  hill, 
Sweet  odors  of  exhaling  grace 
The  happy  region  fill. 

4  Thy  love,  a  sea  without  a  shore, 

Spreads  life  and  joy  abroad  ; 
O,  'tis  a  heaven  worth  dying  for, 

To  see  a  smiling  God  !  Watts. 

Q/?0  C.    M.  Carolina,  Virginia. 

OUiy  The  welcome  Messenger. 

1  T   ORD,  when  we  see  a  saint  of  thine 
L*  Lie  gasping  out  his  breath, 
With  longing  eyes,  and  looks  divine. 
Smiling  and  oleased  in  death; 


DEATH— RESURRECTIOX.     863.  804 

2  How  we  could  e'en  contend  to  lay 

Our  limbs  upon  that  bed! 
We  ask  thine  envoy  to  convey 
Our  spirits  in  his  stead. 

3  Our  souls  are  risins  on  the  wing, 

To  venture  in  his  place  ! 
For  when  grim  Death  has  lost  his  sting, 
He  has  an  angel's  face. 

4  Jesus,  then  puree  my  crimes  away  ; 

'Tis  guilt  creates  my  fears  ; 
'Tis  guilt  gives  Death  his  fierce  array, 

And  all  the  arms  he  bears.  Watts. 

q/^q  CM.  Canterbury. 

ODO  Death  and  Eternity. 

1  TV-TY  thoughts,  that  often  mount  the  skies, 
l'-l   Go,  search  the  world  beneath, 
Where  nature  all  in  ruin  lies, 

And  owns  her  sovereign,  Death. 

2  The  tyrant,  how  he  triumphs  here  ! 

His  trophies  spread  around  ; 
And  heaps  of  dust  and  bones  appear 
Through  all  the  hollow  ground. 

3  But  where  the  souls,  those  deathless  things, 

That  left  their  dying  clay? 
My  thoughts,  now  stretch  out  all  your  wings 
And  trace  eternity  ! 

4  O  that  unfathomable  sea! 

Those  deeps  without  a  shore ! 
Where  living  waters  gently  play, 
Or  fiery  billows  roar. 

5  There  we  shall  swim  in  heavenly  bliss, 

Or  sink  in  flaming  waves, 
While  the  pale  carcass  breathless  lies 
Among  the  silent  graves. 

6  "  Prepare  us,  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand, 

"  Then  come  the  joyful  day, 
"  Come,  death,  and  some  celestial  band, 
u  To  bear  our  soul?  awav."  Watts. 

Qf?A  CM.  Windsor,  Green  walk. 

oD  i  The  Detail  of  a  Sinn-er. 

J   ">'¥ Y  thoughts  on  awful  pubjects  roll, 
-*1  Damnation  and  the  dead  : 
What  horrors  aeize  the  guilty  eoul 
Upon  a  dying  bed  ! 
30 


865,  660    DEATH— RESURRECTION. 

2  Lingering  about  these  mortal  shores, 

She  makes  a  lonk'  delay  ; 
Till,  like  a  flood,  with  rapid  force, 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3  Then,  swift  and  dreadful,  she  descends 

Down  to  the  riery  coast, 

Amone  abominable  fiends, 

Herself  a  frighted  ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 

And  darkness  makes  their  chains  ; 
Tortured  with  keen  despair,  they  cry, 
Yet  wait  for  fiercer  pains. 

5  Not  all  their  anguish  and  their  blood 

For  their  old  guilr  atones, 
Nor  the  compassion  of  a  God 
Shall  hearken  to  their  groans. 

6  Amazing  grace,  that  kept  my  breath, 

Xor  bade  my  soul  remove, 
Till  I  had  learned  my  Saviour's  death, 
And  well  insured  his  love  !  Watts 

8r»  *"  L.    M.        All  Saints,  Ellenthorpe 

\JtJ  Ji  happy  Resurreczion. 

1  TV'O?  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more, 
1^    But,  with  a  cheerful  gasp,  resign 
To  the  cold  dungeon  of  the  grave 

These  dying,  withering  limbs  of  mine. 

2  Let  worms  devour  my  wasting  flesh, 

And  crumble  all  my  bones  to  dust, 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew, 
At  the  revival  of  the  just. 

3  Creak,  sacred  morning,  through  the  skies ; 

Brinsr  that  delightful,  dreadful  day; 
Cut  short  the  hours,  dear  Lord,  and  come  ; 
Thy  lingering  wheels,  how  long  they  stay 

4  O  haste,  upon  the  wines  of  love  ; 

Rouse  all  the  pious  sleeping  clay; 
That  we  may  join  in  heavenly  joys, 

And  sing  the  triumph  of  the  day.     Watts 


866 


C.    Si.  Walsal,  Buckingham 


1  OEACE!  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 
A     That  blasts  our  joys  in  death, 
Changes  the  visage  once  so  dear, 
And  gathers  back  our  breath 


DEATH— RESURRECTION.  867 

2  'Tis  he,  the  Potentate  supreme 

( >f  nil  the  world  above, 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose  mow. 

3  'Ti>  he,  whose  justice  might  demand 

( )ur  souls  a  sacri 
Vet  scatters,  with  unwearied  hand, 
A  thousand   rich  supplies. 

4  Fair  garlands  of  immortal  bliss 

He  weaves  for  every  brow  : 
And  shall  tebellious  passions  rise, 
When  he  corrects  us  now  ? 

5  Silent  we  own  Jehovah's  name, 

We  kiss  the  scourging  hand, 
And  yield  our  comforts,  and  our  life 

To  his  supreme  command.  Doddridge. 


Funeral  Thought,  New  Durban. 


867 

1  <^TOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  that  used  to  rise, 
^  Convei  -  itb  death  ; 

Tliink  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies, 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 

2  Hi<  quivering  Lip  hangs  feebly  down, 

Bis  pulse  is  faint  and  few  : 
Then,  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan, 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

3  But,  O,  the  soul,  th;»t  never  dies; 

\t  (.nee  it  leaves  the  clay  ! 
Ve  thoughts,  pursue  it  where  it  flies, 
And  track   it!  way. 

4  Up  to  the  courts  whir<-  angels  dwell, 

It  mounts — triumphing  there  ; 
Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell 

In  infinite  despair. 
j  An  1  must  this  body  faint  and  die? 

And  must  tiii>  soul  n  move  \ 
O  for  some  guardian  angel  nigh, 

To  hear  it  safe  above. 

to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 

My   naked  soul  I  trust  ; 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  thy  command 

To  drop  into  the  dusL  Watt*. 


863,  869      DEATH— RESURRECTION. 

0/7Q  L.    M.  Limebouse,  Darwen. 

^*  *<3  Loss  of  dear  Friends. 

1  riT-HE  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 

A    The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  his  own  children  fall  around  ; 
When  tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious,  murmuring  thought 

Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend  ; 
Nor  would  our  bleedinsr  hearts  forget 
Th'  almighty,  ever-living  Friend. 

3  Beneath  a  numerous  train  of  ills, 

Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail  j 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  every  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

4  Parent  and  Husband,  Guard  and  Guide, 

Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  every  care, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

5  Our  Father,  God,  to  thee  we  look, 

Our  Rock,  our  Portion  and  our  Friend  ; 
And  on  thy  covenant,  love  and  truth, 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend.    . 

Scott. 

C.     M.  Canterbury,  Bedford. 

Death  and  immediate  Glory.     Ps.  110. 

1  nnHERE  is  a  house,  not  made  with  hands, 

A     Eternal  and  on  high  ; 
And  here  toy  spirit  waiting  stands, 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolved  and   fall, 

Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 

Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  he,  by  his  almighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heaven  ; 
And.  as  an  earnest  of  the  place, 
Hath  his  own  Spirit  given. 

4  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come; 

Faith  lives  upon  his  word  ; 

But  while  the  body  is  our  home, 

We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 

5  'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace, 

But  we  had  rather 


869 


DEATH— RESURRECTION.     870,  871 

We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
And  present,  Lord,  with  thee.  Watts. 

Q*y(\  CM.  Poland,  Bangor. 

0  #  II       Tf'arnina-  to  prepare  for  Death. 

1  1  ~AIN  man,  thy  fond  pursuits  forbear — 
▼     Repent  !  thy  end  is  nigh  ! 

Death,  at  the  farthest,  can't  be  far: 
O,  think  before  thou  die  ! 

2  Reflect ! — thou  hast  a  soul  to  save  : 

Thy  sins— how  hish  they  mount! 
What  are  thy    hopes  beyond  the  grave? 
How  stands  that  dread  account? 

3  Death  enters — and  there's  no  defence  ; 

His  time  there's  none  can  tell  ; 
He'll  in  a  moment  call  thee  hence, 
To  heaven — or  to  hell  ! 

4  Thy  flesh,  perhaps  thy  chiefest  care, 

Shall  crawling  worms  consume  ; 
But  ah  !  destruction  stops  not  there  ! 
Sin  kills  beyond  the  tomb. 

5  To-day  the  gospel  calls,— to-day, 

Sinners,  it  speaks  to  you; 
Let  every  one  forsake  his  way, 

And  merry  will  ensue.  Hart. 

Q^-g  L.    M.  Carthage,  Berlin. 

Oil      Death  of  the  Sinner  and  Saint. 

1  T\7"HAT  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread 

'  »  Await  the  sinner's  dyiug  bed  ! 
Death's  terrors  all  appear  in  sight, 
Presages  of  eternal  nigh!  ! 

2  In-  -ins  in  dreadful  order  rise, 
And  till  his  soul  with  sad  surprise; 
Mount  Sinai's  thunders  stun  his  ears, 
And  not  one  ray  of  hope  appears. 

3  Tormenting  pan'_r->  distract  his  breast; 
Where'er  he  turns,  he  finds  no  rest; 
Death  strikes  the  blow — he  groans  and  cries — 
And,  in  despair  and  horror,    dies. 

4  Not  so  the  heir  of  heavenly  bliss  ; 

His  soul  is  tilled  with  conscious  peace  ; 
A  steady  faith  subdues  his  fear  : 
He  sees  the  happy  Canaan  near. 

5  His  mind  is  tranquil  and  serene, 
No  terrors  in  his  looks  are  seen  t 


872.  873      DEATH— RESURRECTION. 

His  Saviour's  smile  dispels  the    gloom, 
And  smooths  his  passage  to  the  tomb. 
6  Lord,  make  my  faith  and  love  sincere, 
My  judgment  sound,  my  conscience  clear  j 
And  when  the  toils  of  life  are  past, 
May  I  be  found  in   peace  at  last.    Fawcett. 


872 


L.  II. 

ick   Si a ner's  Death. 


1  VI^HY  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor, 

*  »     And  boast  the  large  estates  they  have? 
How  vain  are  riches  to  secure 
Their  haughty  owners  from  the  grave  '. 

2  They  can't  redeem  one  hour  from  death. 

With  ail  the  Wealth  in  which  they  trust  j 
Nor  give  a  dying  brother  breath, 

When  God'  commands  him  down  to  dust. 

3  There  the  dark  earth  and  dismal    shade 

Shall  clasp  their  naked  bodies  round  : 
That  flesh,  so  delicately  fed, 
Lies  cold,  and  moulders  in  the  ground. 

4  Like  thoughtless  sheep  the  sinner  dies, 

Laid  in  the  grave  for  worms  to  eat  I 
The  saints  shall  in  the  morning  rise, 
And  find  the  oppressor  at  their  feet. 

5  His  honors  perish  in  the  dust, 

And  pomp  and  beauty,  birth  and  blood  j 
That  glorious  day  exalts  the  just 
To  full  dominion  o'er  the  proud. 

6  My  Saviour  shall  my  life  restore, 

And  raise  me  from  my  dark  abode  ; 
My  flesh  and  soul  shall  part  no  more, 

But  dwell  for  ever  near  my  God.     Watts. 


L.    M.        Bridgwater,  Duke  Street. 


873 

1  \^7"HY  should  we   start,  and  fear  to  die? 

V  *    What  timorous  worms  we  mortals  are  ! 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  The  pains,  the  groans,  the  dying  strife, 

Fright  our  approaching  souls  away  j 
Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 


rrxERAL  HYMNS.     874,  875 


3  O,  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

My  soul  should  stretch  her  wings  in  haste, 
Fly  "tearless  through  death's  iron  gate. 
S'^r  feel  the  terrors  its  she  passed. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are  ; 
While  on  his  breast' I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

Watts. 

C}"Y  A  *-•    M.  Sunday,  Victory. 

0  #  4   The  Resurrection.     1  Cor.  XV.  52—58. 

1  TV'  trumpet's  awful  voice 

»▼    This  reading  earth  shall  shake — 
When  opening  graves  shall  yield  their  charge. 
And  dust  to  life   awake  ; — 

2  Thos,-  bodies,  that  corrupted    fell, 

Shall  Ui'-oirupted  rise  ; 
And  mortal  forme  sh;i!l  spring  to  life, 
Immortal  Ui  the  bJ 

3  Behold,  what  heavenly  prophets  sung, 

»s  now  at  last  fulfilled — 
That  Death  should  yield  his  ancient  reign, 
And,  vanquished,  Quit  the  field. 

4  Then  steadfast  let  us  stMl  remain, 

Though  dangers  rise  around  ; 
And  in  the  work  prescribed  by  God, 
Vet  more  and  more  abound  ; — 

d  that,  though  we  labor  now, 
\\  e  labor  not   In  vain  ; 
Eut,  through  the  grace  of  heaven's  great  Lord, 
Th"  eternal  crown  shall  gain. 

Scotch  Par. 


FUNERAL  HYMNS. 

875  8s.  L 

I    A  II,  lovely  appearance  of  death  ! 

■£»,  What  sight  upon  earth  is  so  fair! 

Not  all  the  gay  pageants  that  breathe, 
Can  with  a  dead  body  compare  : 


876 FUNERAL  HYMNS. 

With  solemn  delight  I  survey 
The  corpse,  when  the  spirit  is  fled ; 

In  love  with  the  beautiful  clay, 
And  longing  to  lie  in  its  stead. 

2  How  blest  is  our  brother,  bereft 

Of  all  that  could  burden  his  mind ! 
How  easy  the  soul  that  has  left 

This  wearisome  body  behind  ! 
Of  evil  incapable,  thou, 

Whose  relics  with  envy  I  see, 
No  longer  in  misery  now, 

No  longer  a  sinner  like  me. 

3  This  earth  is  affected  no  more 

With  sickness,  or  shaken  with  pain  ; 
The  war  in  the  members  is  o'er, 

And  never  shall  vex  him  again  : 
No  anger,  henceforward,  or  shame, 

Shall  redden  this  innocent  clay  : 
Extinct  is  the  animal  flame, 

And  passion  is  vanished  away. 

4  This  languishing  head  is  at  rest, 

Its  thinking  and  aching  are  o'er; 
This  quiet,  immovable  breast 

Is  heaved  by  affliction  no  more  : 
This  heart  is  no  longer  the  seat 

Of  trouble  and  torturing  pain  ; 
It  ceases  to  flutter  and  beat, 

It  never  shall  flutter  again. 

5  The  lids  he  so  seldom  could  closer 

By  sorrow  forbidden  to  sleep, 
Now,  sealed  in  their  mortal  repose, 

Have  strangely  forgotten  to  weep: 
The  fountains  can  yield  no  supplies, 

These  hollows  from  water  are  free  ; 
The  tears  are  all  wiped  from  these  eyes, 

And  evil  they  never  shall  see. 

Whitefieli 

C    M.  Mi: •>•:■'«,  LeUno 

Funeral  of  a  faithful  Minister. 

1  "E^AIt  from  affliction,  toil,  and  care, 
-T    The  happy  soul  is  lied  ; 

The  breathless  clay  shall  slumber  here, 
Among  the  silent  dead. 

2  The  gospel  was  his  joy  and  song, 

E'en  to  his  latest  breath  j 


876 


FUNERAL  HYMNS.       877,  878 

The  truth  he  had  proclaimed  so  long 
Was  his  support  in  death. 

3  Now  he  resides  where  Jesus  is, 

Above  this  dusky  sphere  ; 
His  soul  was  ripened  for  that  bliss 
While  yet  he  sojourned  here. 

4  The  churches'  loss  we  all  deplore, 

And  shed  the  felling  tear; 
Since  we  shall  see  his  face  no  more, 
Till  Jesus  shall  appear. 

5  But  we  are  hastins  to  the  tomb: 

O,  may  we  ready  stand  ! 
Then,  dearest  Lord,  receive  us  home, 
To  dwell  at  thv  right  hand.       Vill.  Coll. 


8s.  6l.  Corydon. 

On  the  Death  of  a   Widow. 


877 

1  (~i  IVE  glory  to  Jesus,  our  Head, 

vJ  With  all  that  encompass  his  throne  , 
A  widow,  a  widow,  indeed, 

A  mother  in  Israel  is  gone! 
The  winter  of  trouble  is  past  ; 

The  storms  of  affliction  are  o'er; 
Her  strutrcrle  is  ended  at  last, 

And  sorrow  and  death  are  no  more. 

2  The  soul  has  o'ertaken  her  mate, 

And  caught  him  again  in  the  sky; 
Advanced  to  her  holy  estate, 

And  pleasure  that  never  shall  die; — 
Where  glorified   spirits,  by  sight, 

Converse  in  their  happy  abode  : 
As  stars  in  the  firmament  bright. 

And  pure  as  the  angels  of  Goa. 

3  In  loud  hallelujahs  they  sing, 

And  harmony  echoes  his  praise  ; 
When,  lo  !  the  celestial  King 

Pours  out  the  full  light  of  his  face  ; 
The  joy,  neither  angel  nor  saint 

Can  bear,  so  ineffably  great  ; 
But,  lo  !  the  whole  company  faint, 

And  heaven  is  found — at  his  feet. 

Meth.  Coll. 

C.     M.  Fu.ieral  Thought. 

A  Funeral   Thought. 
1  TTARK  !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound  '. 
lA  Mine  ears  attend  the  cry — 


878 


879.   680       FUNERAL  HYMXS. 

•'  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground, 
••  Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  "Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

"  In  spite  of  all  your  towers  ; 
"  The  tall,  the  wise,  the  reverend  head, 
'•  Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God,  is  this  our  certain  doom? 

And  are  we  still  secure  ? 
Still  walking  downwards  to  our  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more  ? 

4  Grant  us  the  powers  of  quickening  grace, 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly  ; 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We'll  rise  above  the  sky.  *  Watts. 


879 


8b.  Sl. 


1  tfOSANNA  to  Jesus  on  high  ! 
-ti  Another  has  entered  hisrest  ; 
Another  has  -scaped  to  the  sky, 

And  lodged  in  Iinmanuel's  breast  j 
The  soul  of  our  sister  is  gone, 

To  heighten  the  triumph   above ; 
Exalted  to  Jesus:s  throne, 

And  clasped  in  the  arms  of  his  love. 

2  How  happy  the  ansels  that  fall 

Transported  at  Jesus's  name  ; 
The  saints  whom  he  soonest  shall  call, 

To  share  in  the  feast  of  the  Lamb  ! 
Xo  longer  imprisoned  in  clay, 

Who  next  from  his  dungeon  shall  f.y : 
Who  first  shall  be  summoned  away — 

My  merciful  Lord— is  it  1: 

3  O  Jesus,  if  this  be  thy  will, 

That  suddenly  I  should  depart ; 
Thy  counsel  of  mercy  reveal, 

And  whisper  the  call  in  my  heart ; 
O,  give  me  a  signal  to  know, 

If  soon  thou  wouldst  have  me  remove, 
And  leave  the  dull  body  below, 

And  fly  to  the  regions  above. 

Meth.  Coll. 

S.   M.  St.  Thomas,  Dover. 

Balaam's   JVish.     Num.  xxiii.  10. 
OW  blest  the  righteous  are, 
hen  they  resign  their  breath  ! 


880 
ri  w] 


FUNERAL  HYMNS.       P51,  PS2 

No  wonder  Balaam  wished  to  share 
In  such  a  happy  death. 

2  "  O,  let  me  die,"  said  he, 

"  The  death  the  righteous  do  ; 
M  When  life  is  ended,  kt  me  be 
••  Pound  with  the  faithful  few." 

3  The  force  of  truth  how  great, 

When  enem 

.  whom  they  hate, 
A   -.did  hope  DOSfij  38. 

4  Cut  Balaam's  wish  was  vain — 

His  heart  was  insincere  ; 
He  thirsted  for  unrighteous  gain 
.viid  sOoght  a  poit iuii  here. 

5  May  \\v,  0  Lord  most  hitih, 

Warning  from  hence  receive  ; 
If  like  would  die, 

To  choose  '  live.  Newton. 

OOl  C.    M.  Baity,  Clarendoc. 

1  TX  vain  my  fancy  strives  to  paint 
-«-  Ti.  iter   death  ; 

The   -  -urround  a  saint, 

When  yielding  u{t  his  breath. 

'    is   breaks  : 
. .   'i  j  me  !" 
_  -pirit  takes 
.  -  near  the  throne. 
3  Faith  strives,  but  all  its  efforts  fail 
To  : 
No  i  •  within  the  veil 

Which   hides  the  world  of  light. 
4-  Thl  •  we  know, 

let  dy   blest  ; 
with  sin,  and  care,  and  wo, 
And  with  iiieir  BavioUT  rest. 
5  On  harps  of  ::>.ld  they  praise  his  name, 
•  sw  ; 
Then  let  as 
That  we  may  praise  him  too.        Nbwtow. 

C.    M. 

1   Thought  of  Death  end    • 
1   1|V  soul,  cum.-,  meditate  the  day, 
-"    And  think  DOW  near  it  Clauds, 


882 


833  FUNERAL  HYMN'S. 

"When  thou  must  quit  this  house  of  clay, 
And  fly  to  unknown  lands. 

2  And  you,  mine  eyes,  look  down  and  view 

The  hollow,  gaping  tomb: 
This  gloomy  prison  waits  for  you, 
Whene'er  the  summons  come. 

3  O,  could  we  die  with  those  that  die, 

And  place  us  in  their  stead; 
Then  would  our  spirits  learn  to  fly, 
And  converse  with  the  dead. 

4  Then  should  we  see  the  saints  above, 

In  their  own  glorious  forms, 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal  worms. 

5  We  should  almost  forsake  our  clay, 

Before  the  summons  come, 
And  pray  and  wish  our  souls  away 
To  their  eternal  home.  Watts. 

QQQ  CM.  Bangor,  Lebanon. 

vOO   Submission  to  afflictive  Providences. 

1  TV"AKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came, 
-•-^i    And  crept  to  life  at  first, 

We  to  the  earth  return  again, 
And  mingle  with  our  dust. 

2  The  dear  delights  we  here  enjoy, 

And  fondly  call  our  own, 
Are  but  short  favors,  borrowed  now, 
To  be  repaid  anon. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave  : 
He  gives,  and  (blessed  be  his  name! 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  angry  passions,  then  : 

Let  each  rebellious  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

5  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives, 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread  ; 
And  we'll  adore  the  justice  too, 
That  strikes  our  coraforls  dead.        Watts. 


FUNERAL  HYMNS.      884,  S£i> 


C.    M.  Plympton. 

Comfort  under  the  Loss  of  Ministers. 


884 

1  TVTOW  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive, 
1^1    And  all  our  tears  be  dry  ; 

Why  should  those  eyes  be  drowned  in  grief, 
Which  view  a  Saviour  nigh? 

2  What  thouch  the  arm  of  conquering  death 

Does  God's  own  house  invade  ? 
What  though  the  prophet  and  the  priest 
Be  numbered  with  the  dead  ? 

3  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 

The  aged  and  the  young, 
The  watchful  e\e  in  darkness  closed, 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue  ; — 

4  Th'  eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  impart  ; 
Hi<  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

5  "Lo,  I  am  with  yon,"  saith  the  Lord ; 

M  Mj   church  shall  safe  abide  ; 

14  For  I  will  ne'er  forsake  my  own, 

M  Whose  souls  in  me  confide." 

Doddridge 


885 


L.    M.        Putney,  Darv.-en,  Surry 


1  fV  T  as  the  bell,  with  solemn  toll, 
v-J  Speaks  the  departure  of  a  soul, 
let  each  one  ask  himself,  •'  Am  I 
"Prepared,  should  I  be  called  to  die? 

2  "  Only  this  frail  and  fleeting  breath 

44  Preserves  me  from  the  jaws  of  death  : 
"Soon  as  it  fails,  at  once  I'm  gone, 
"  And  plunged  into  a  world  unknown. 

3  44Then,  leaving  all  I  loved  below, 
"  To  God's  tribunal  I  must  go  ; 

44  Must  hear  the  Judge  pronounce  my  fate, 
"And  fix  my  everlasting  state." 

4  Lord  Je~us,  help  me  now  to  flee, 
.And  seek  my  hope  alone  in  thee  ; 

thy  blood,  thy  Spirit  give — 
.  and  let  me  live. 

5  Then,  when  the  solemn  bell  I  hear, 
If  saved  from  guilt.  I  ne< 


8-':.   bg7       FUXERAL  HYMXS. 

Nor  would  the  thought  distressing  be— 
Perhaps  it  next  may  toll  for  me.       Newton 


886 


C.   M. 


1  f\  GOD,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
^-S  Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 

And  our  eternal  home  : — 

2  Under  the  shadow  of  thy  throne, 

may  we  dwell  secure : 
Sufficient  is  thine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  received  her  frame,    . 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  A  thousand  age-,  in  thy  sinht, 

Are  like  an  evening  srone  ; 
Short  as  the  watch,  that  ends  the  night, 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

5  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream, 

Bears  all  its  sons  away  ; 
They  fiy,  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 

6  O  God,   our  help  in  asres  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come; 
Be  thou  our  glide  while  life  shall  last, 
And  our  perpetual  home.  Kctr.  Coll. 


887 


1  /~\  YE  mourners,  cense  to  languish 
***  O'er  the  graves  of  those  ye  love: 
Pain  and  death,  and  night  and  anguish, 

Enter  not  the  world  above. 
While  in  darkness  ye  are  strayinsr, 

Lonely,  in  the  deepening  shade. 
Glory's  brightest  beams  are  playing 

Round  th'  immortal  spirit's  head. 
G  O  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 

O'er  th'  grave  of  those  ye  love : 
Far  removed  from  pain  and  anguish, 

They  are  chanting  hymns  of  love  : 
Lidit  and  peace  at  once  deriving 

From  the  hand  of  God,  most  high  ; 


FL'XERAL  HV.MX?.       888,  889 

In  his  glorious  presence  living, 
They  shall  never,  never  die. 

Spiritual  goiro. 

000  8«.  8l.  -  Lambeth,  DeFleury. 

1  T>  EJOICE  for  a  brother  deceased  ; 
AV  Our  loss  is  his  infinite  gain; — 
A  soul  out  of  prison  released, 

And  freed  from  its  bodily  chain: 

With  BOngB  let  us  follow  his  flight. 
And  mount  with  his  spirit  above; 

Escaped  to  the  mansions  of  light, 
And  lodged  in  the  Eden  of  love. 

2  Our  brother  the  haven  hath  gained, 

Outliving  the  tempest  and  wind  ; 
His  rest  he  hath  sooner  obtained. 

And  left  Mb  companions  behind, 
Still  tossed  on  a  sea  of  distress, 

Hard  toiling  to  make  the  blest  shore, 
Where  all  is  assurance  and  peace, 

And  sorrow  and  sin  are  no  more. 

Meth.  Coll. 


889, 


C«    Ala  Zion,  Coronation. 

1 Death  qfpuma  Friends.  1  These,  iv.  13, 14. 

1  rrtAKE  comfort.  Christians,  when  your  friends 

A     in  Jesus  foil  asleep  : 
Theii  better  being  never  endfl  ; 
Then  why,  dejected,  weep? 

2  Ai  leans    !i    1.  ai  d  rose  again, 

Victorious  from  the  dead; 
Bo  his  I  reign, 

With  their  triumphant  Head 

3  The  time  draws  nigb,  when  from  the  clouds 

Christ  shall  with  shouts  descend, 
And  the  !:«st  trumpet's  awful  voice 
The  beavena  and  earth  shall  rend. 

4  Then  they  who  live  shall  changed  be, 

And  they  who  sleep  shall  wake  ; 
The  graves  ahall  \  ield  their  ancient  charge 
And  earth's  foundation  shake. 

5  The  saints  of  God,  from  dentil  set  free, 

With  joy  shall  mount  on  high  ; 
The  heavenly  hosts,  with  praises  loud, 
Shall  meet  them  in  the  sky.     Scotch  Pail 


890,891,892     FUNERAL  HYMNS. 

nrvA  L.    M.  Norfolk,  Annie; 

OVK)  The  Grave.     Job  iii.  17. 

1  rpHE  grave  is  now  a  favored  spot, 

X.    To  saints  who  sleep,  in  Jesus  blessed  •. 
For  there  the  wicked  trouble  not, 
And  there  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

2  At  rest  in  Jesus'  faithful  arms  ; 

At  rest  as  in  a  peaceful  bed  ; 
Secure  from  all  the  dreadful  storms, 
Which  round  this  sinful  world  are  spread 

3  Thrice  happy  souls,  who're  gone  before 

To  that  inheritance  divine ! 
They  labor,  sorrow,  sigh  no  more, 
But  bright  in  endless  glory  shine. 

4  Then  let  our  mournful  tears  be  dry, 

Or  in  a  gentle  measure  flow  ; 
We  hail  them  happy  in  the  sky, 
And  joyful  wait  our  call  to  go. 

Vill.  Coll 

A/A-g  k«    WL  Martyr's,  Buckingham 

OZ/L  On  the  Death  of  a  Child. 

1  npHE  once-loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead 
A     Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  Nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 
Q  But  wait  the  interposing  gloom, 
And.  lo !  stern  winter  flies; 
And,  dressed  in  beauty's  fairest  bloom, 
The  flowery  tribes  arise. 

3  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full,  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

4  Then  cease,  fond  Nature,  cease  thy  tears  ; 

Religion  points  on  high  ; 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  which  cannot  die.  Steele 


892 


CM.  St.  Ann's,  Hinsdale 

Infants, 

1  npHY  life  I  read,  my  dearest ,  Lor  dy 
i     With  transport  all  divine  ; 
Thine  image  trace  in  every  word, 
Thy  love  in  every  line. 


. FU.VERAL  HYMN?.  ^93 

2  With  joy  I  see  a  thousand  charms 

Spread  o'er  thy  lovely  face  ; 
While  infants,  in  thy  tender  arms, 
Receive  the  uniting  grace. 

3  u  F  take  these  little  lambs,"  said  he, 

11  And  lay  them  in  my  breast  ; 
11  Protection  they  shall  "find  in  me— 
14  In  me  be  ever  blest. 

4  "Their  feeble  frames  my  power  shall  raise, 

"And  mould  with  heavenly  skill: 
"111  give  them  tongue.?  to  sing  my  praise, 
M  And  hands  to  do  my  will." 

5  Hh  words,  ye  happy  parents,  hear, 

And  shout,  with  joys  divine: 
Dear  Saviour,  all  we  have  and  are 
Shall  be  for  ever  thine.  Stf.nnett. 


893 


10s  &  lis.        St.  Michael's,  Lyon*. 

1  'rjMS  finished;  'tis  done;  the  spirit  is  fled; 
X    The  prisoner  is  gone,  the  Christian    is 

dead  ; 
The  Christian  is  living  through  Jesus's  love, 
And  gladly  receiving  a  kingdom  above. 
All  honor  and  praise  are  Jesus's  due  ; 
Supported  by  grace,  he  fought  his  way  thro'  \ 
Triumphantly  glorious  through  Jesus's  zeal, 
And  more  than  victorious  o'er  sin,  death  and 

hell. 

3  Then  let  ofl  record  the  conquering  name  ; 
Our  Captain  and  Lord  with  shouting  proclaim  ; 
Who    trust    in    h'.s   passion,    and    follow  our 

Head, 
To  certain  salvation  we  all  shall  be  led. 

4  O  Jesus,  lead  on  thy  militant  care  ; 

And  give  us  the  crown  of  righteousness  then1, 
Where,    dazzled    with    glory,    the    seraphim 

aaze, 
Or  prostrate  adore  thee,  in  silence  of  praise. 
Z  Come.  Lord,  and  display  thy  sign  in  the  sky, 
And  bear  us  aw  a-  to  mansions  on  high  ; 
The  kingdom  t*  "given,  the  purchase  divine, 
And  crown  us,  in  heaven,  eternally  thine. 

Meth.  Cocl. 

ai 


894,  895      FUNERAL  HYMNS. 


L.    M.     Sicilian,  P-j'rey,  Annley. 


894 

1  YTNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb  ; 

*J   Take  this"  new  treasure  to  thy  trust ; 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room, 
To  seek  a  slumber  in  the  dust. 

2  Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear, 
Invade  thy  bounds,    No  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept  ; — God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave,  and  blessed  the  bed  ; 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn; 
Attend,  O  earth,  his  sovereign  word  ; 
Restore  thy  trust — a  glorious  form — 
Called  to  ascend  and  meet  the  Lord. 

Wa.tt«. 

OisO  C.    M.         Swanwick,  Chrepdon. 

Comfort  for  Christians  i.i  the  Death  of  their  Children. 

1  'VT'E  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears 

JL    Flow  o'er  your  children  dead, 
Say  not,  in  transports  of  despair, 
That  all  your  hopes  are  rled. 

2  While,  cleaving  to  that  darling  dust, 

In  fond  distress  ye  lie, 
Rise,  and,  with  joy  and  reverence,  view 
A  heavenly  Parent  nigh. 

3  "  1*11  give  the  mourner,"  saith  the  Lord, 

"In  my  own  house  a  place; 
"  No  names  of  daughters  and  of  sons 
"  Could  yield  so  high  a  grace. 

4  "  Transient  and  vain  is  every  hope 

11  A  rising  race  can  give  ; 
"  In  endless  honor  and  delight 
"My  children  all  shall  live." 

5  We  welcome,  Lord,  those  rising  tears, 

Through  which  thy  face  we  see, 
And  bless  those  wounds,  which,  through  oui 
hearts, 
Prepare  a  way  for  thee.  Doddridgx 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT.      896.897 

QQi?  C.    M.  IsleofWi^ht. 

0«_/U  Death  of  a  yuun*  Persoii. 

1  TT'IIEN  blooming  youth  ■    snatched  away 

*  »     By  di-ath's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

O,  may  this  truth,  impressed 
With  awful  power — I  too  must  die — 
Sink  deep  in  even'  breast. 

3  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

May  every  heart  obey  ; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain, 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

4  O,  let  us  fly,  to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  powerful  arm  can  save  : 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  high, 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

5  Great  God,  thy  sovereign  gTace  impart, 

With  cleansing,  healing  power; 
This  only  can  prepare  the  heart 
For  death's  surprising  hour.  Ftekls. 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT 

897  The   Tribunal. 

]     4  ND  must  I  be  to  judement  brought, 
J\  And  answer,  in  that  day. 
For  every  vain  and  idle  thought, 
And  every  word  I  say  ? 
9  Yes,  every  secret  of  my  heart 
Shall  shortly  be  made  known, 
And  1  receive  my  just  desert 
For  all  that  I  have  done. 

3  How  careful,  then,  ought  I  to  live! 

With  what  religious  fear ! 
Who  such  a  strict  account  must  give 
For  my  behavior  here. 

4  Thou  awful  Judge  of  quick  and  dead, 

The  watchful  power  be9tow  ; 


898.  899      GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 

to  shall  I  to  my  ways  take  heed, 

To  all  I  speak  or  do. 
5 -If  now  thou  standest  at  the  door, 

O,  let  me  feel  thee  near  ! 
And  make  my  peace  with  God,  before 

I  at  thy  bar  appear.  Meth.  Ccll. 


898 


S.   M.  Pentonville,  Dover. 


1  A  ND  am  I  born  to  die  ? 
■*»■  To  lay  this  body  down? 
And  must  my  trembling  spirit  fly 

Into  a  world  unknown  ? 

2  Waked  by  the  trumpet's  sound. 

I  from  the  grave  must  rise, 
And  see  the  Judge,  with  glory  crowned, 
And  see  the  flaming  skie3. 

3  How  shall  I  leave  my  tomb  ? 

With  triumph  or  regret? 

A  fearful  or  a  joyful  doom — 

A  curse  or  blessing  meet? 

4  O  thou,  who  wouldst  not  have 

One  wretched  sinner  die, 
Who  diedst  thyself,  my  soul  to  save 
From  endless  misery  ; — 

5  Show  me  the  way  to  shun 

Thy  dreadful  wrath  severe  ; 
That*  when  thou  comest  on  thy  throne, 
I  may  with  joy  appear.      Lutheran  Coll. 

S.   M.      Little  Marlboro',  Dunbar. 
Describing  Judgment. 
1  "OEHOLD,  with  awful  pomp, 
-»J  The  Judge  prepares  to  come  ; 
The  archangel  sounds  the  dreadful  trump, 
And  wakes  the  general  doom. 
Q  Nature,  in  wild  amaze, 
Her  desolation  mourns  : 
Blushes  of  blood  the  moon  deface  ; 
The  sun  to  darkness  turns. 

3  The  living  look  with  dread; 

The  frighted  dead  arise. 
Start  from  the  monumental  bed, 
And  lift  their  ghastly  eyes. 

4  Ye  wilful,  wanton  fools, 

Let  dangers  make  you  wise  ; 


899 


GENERAL JCDGMEXT.      900,901 

Carnal  professors,  careless  souls, 
Inclose  your  sleeping  eyes. 
5  'Tis  time  we  all  awake  ; 

The  dreadful  day  draws  near: 
Sinners,  your  proud  presumption  check, 
And  stop  your  wild  career. 
G  .Now  is  the  accepted  time  ; 
To  Christ  for  mercy  fly  ; 
O  turn,  repent,  and  trust  in  him, 

And  you  shall  never  die.  Hart. 


900 


£s   <^   7s.  Luther's  Hymn. 


J   f^i  RE  AT  God,  what  do  I  see  and  hear! 
^J  The  end  of  things  created  ! 
The  Judge  of  man  I   see  appear, 

On  clouds  of  glory  seated  : 
The  trumpet  sounds  ;  the  graves  restore 
The  dead  which  they  contained  before  : 
Prepare,  my  soul,  to  meet   him 

2  The  dead  in  Christ  shall  first  arise, 

At  the  last  trumpet's  si  unding, 
Caii-jlit  up  to  meet  him  in  the  skies 

With  joy  their  Lord  surrounding: 
No  gloomy  fearf  their  souls  dismay; 
lii-:  presence  sheds  eternal  day 

On  those  prepared  to  meet  him. 

3  Bat  sinners,  filled  with  entity  fears, 

Behold  his  wrath  prevailing, 
Tor  they  shall  rise,  and  find  their  tears 

And  sichs  are  unavailing; 
The  d  ty  of  urace  is  past  and  {rone  ; 
Trembling,  they  stand  before  the  throne, 

All  unprepared  to  meet  him. 

4  Great  God,  what  do  I  see  and  hear! 

The  end  of  things  created  ! 
The  Judge  of  man  I  see  appear, 

On  clouds  of  glory  seated  ; 
Beneath  his  cross  I  see  the  day 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away; 

And  thus  prepare  to  meet  him. 


001 
1  II 


C.    M.  ArchJale,  Calcutta. 

The  last  Judgment. 
E  comes  !  becomes!  to  judge  the  world," 
Aloud  th'  archangel  cried, 


902  GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 

While  thunders  roll  from  pole  to  pole, 
And  lightnings  cleave  the  skies. 

2  The  affrighted  nations  hear  the  sound, 

And  upward  lift  their  eyes  : 
The  slumbering  tenants  of  the  ground 
In  living  armies  rise. 

3  Amid  the  shouts  of  numerous  friends, 

Of  hosts  divinely  bright, 
The  Judge,  in  solemn  pomp,  descends, 
Arrayed  in  robes  of  light. 

4  Thus  he  ascends  the  judgment  seat: 

And  at  his  dread  command, 
Myriads  of  creatures  round  his  feet 
In  solemn  silence  stand. 

5  Princes  and  peasants  here  await 

Their  last,  their  righteous  doom; 
The  men  who  dared  his  grace  reject, 
And  they  who  dared  presume. 

6  "Depart,  ye  sons  of  vice  and  sin  I" 

The  injured  Jesus  cries, 
While  the  long-kindling  wrath  within 
Flashes  from  both  his  eyes. 

7  And  now,  in  words  divinely  sweet, 

With  rapture  in  his  face, 
Aloud  his  sacred  lips  repeat 
The  sentence  of  his  grace  : — 

8  "  Well  done,  my  good  and  faithful  sons, 

"  The  children  of  my  love  ; 
"Receive  the  sceptres,  crowns  and  thrones 
"Prepared  fur  you  above."  Stennkit. 


902 


C.   P.   M.  Rapture,  Aithlone. 

1  TTOW  happy  are  the  little  flock, 

Aa  Who,  safe  beneath  their   guardian  rock, 

In  all  commotions  rest ! 
When  wars'  and  tumults'  waves  run  high, 
Unmoved,  above  the  storm  they  lie  ; 

They  lodge  in  Jesus'  breast. 

2  Such  happiness,  O  Lord,  have  we, 
F.y  mercy  gathered  into  thee, 

Before  the  floods  descend  ; 
And  while  the  bursting  cloud  comes  down, 
We  mark  the  vengeful  day  begun, 

And  calmly  wait  the  end. 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT.      903,904 

3  The  plague,  and  dearth,  and  din  of  war, 
Our  Saviour1!  swift  approach  declare, 

And  bid  our  hearts  arise  ; 
Earth's  basis  shook  confirms  our  hope, 
Its  cities'  fall,  but  lilts  us  up 

To  meet  thee  in  the  skies. 

4  Appear,  O  Lord,  on  Sion's  hill, 
The  word  ;.:.  to  fulfil, 

Thy  confessors  to  approve  ; 
Thy  member*  on  tliy  throne  to  piace, 
And  stamp  thy  name  on  every  face, 

In  glorious,  heavenly  love.    Meth.  Coll. 

ivAQ  ~S.  Heavenly  Hccne,  Belfast. 

J  I/O  The  lust  Judgment. 

1  TN  the  sun,  and  moon,  and  stars, 

-I  Si 2ns  and  wonders  there  shall  be  ; 
Earth  shall  quake  with  inward  wars, 
Nations  with  perplexity. 

2  Soon  shall  ocean's  hoary  deep, 

Tossed  with  stronger  tempests,  rise ; 
Darker  storms  the  mountain  sweep, 
Redder  lightning  rend  the  skies. 

3  Evil  thoughts  shall  shake  the  prnud, 

Racking  doubt  and  restless  tear; 
And,  amid  the  thunder-cloud, 
Shall  the  Judge  of  men  appear. 

4  But,  though  from  that  awful  face 

Heaven  shall  fade  and  earth  snail  fly, 
Fear  not  ye,  his  chosen  race  ; 

Your  redemption  draweth  nigh  !         Heber. 

904  8s,  7s  ft   1.  W«.bcrou£b. 

1  T   IFT  your  heads,  ye  friends  of  Jesus, 
*-■*  Partners  in   his  patience  here: 
Christ,  to  all  believers  precious, 

Lord  of  lords,  shall  suon  appear: 

Mark  the  tokens 
Of  his  heavenly  kingdom  near. 

2  Hear  all  nature's  groans  proclaiming 

Nature's  swift  approaching  doom  ; 
War,  and  pestilence,  and  fumine, 
Signify  the  wrath  to  come  ; 

Cleaves  the  centre, 
Nations  rush  into  the  tomb. 


905  GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 

3  Close  behind  the  tribulation 

Of  these  last  tremendous  days, 
See  the  flaming  Revelation  ! 
See  the  universal   blaze  ! 

Earth  and  heaven 
Melt  before  the  Judge's  face  t 

4  Sun  and  moon  are  both  confounded, 

Darkened  into  endless  night, 
When,  with  angel  hosts  surrounded, 
In  his  Father's  glury  bright, 

Beams  the  Saviour, 
Shines  the  everlasting  light. 

5  See  the  stars  from  heaven  falling; 

Hark,  on  earth  the  doleful  cry  ; 
Men  on  rocks  and  mountains  culling, 
While  the  frowning  Judge  draws  nigh, 

Hide  us,  hide  us, 
Rocks  and  mountains,  from  his  eye I 

6  With  what  different  exclamation 

Shall  the  saints  his  banner  see  ! 
By  the  tokens  of  his  passion, 
*Ey  the  marks  received  for  me  ! 

All  discern  him, 
All  with  shouts  cry  out— ':  'Tis  he  '." 

7  Lo,  'tis  he !  our  heart's  desire, 

Come  for  his  espoused  below  ; 
Come  to  join  us  with  bis  choir, 
Come  to  make  our  joys  o'erflow ; 

Palms  of  victory, 
Crowns  of  glory,  to*  bestow.     Meth.  Coll. 


905 


&  &  7s. 


1  "OIGHTEOUS  God,  whose  vengeful  phials 
-*V  Ail  our  fears  and  thoughts  exceed  ; 

Big  with  woes  and  fiery  trials, 
Hanging,  bursting  o'er  our  head  ; — 

While'thou  visitest  the  nations. 
Thy  selected  people  spare  ; 

Ann  our  cautioned  souls  with  patience, 
Fill  our  humbled  hearts  with  prayer. 

2  Every  fresh — alarming  token 

More  confirms  the  faithful  word  ; 
Nature,  for  its  Lord  hath  spoken, 
Must  be  suddenly  restored  : 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT.    906.907 

From  this  national  confusion, 

From  this  ruined  earth  and  skies, 
See  the  times  of  restitution, 

See  the  new  creation  rise  ! 
3  Vanish,  then,  this  world  of  shadows  ; 

Pass  the  former  things  away  : 
Lord,  appear  !  appear  to  clad  us, 

With  the  dawn  of  endless  day  • 
O,  conclude  this  mortal  story  ! 

Throw  this  universe  aside  ! 
Come,  eternal  King  of  glory. 

Now  descend,  and  take  thy  Bride  ! 

Mf.th.  Coll. 

(\'\f*  £s"   ~s  &•  4.  Greenville,  Jordan. 

yUO  Luke  xiii.  28. 

1  ^<EE  the  eternal  Judge  descending — 
^   View  him  seated  on  his  throne ! 
Now,  poor  sinner,  now,  lamenting, 

Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom — 

Trumpets  call  thee  ; 
Stand  and  hear  thy  awful  doom. 

2  Hear  the  cries  he  now  is  venting, 

Filled  with  dread  of  fiercer  pain  ; 
While  in  anguish  thus  lamenting, 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again  ; 

Greatly  mourning, 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again  : — 

3  "  Yonder  sits  my  slighted  Saviour, 

"With  the  marks  of  dying  love; 
"  O.  that  I  ha  i  sought  his  favor, 
"When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move — 

u  Golden  moments. 
u  When  I  felt  his  Spirit  move  '." 

4  Now,  despisers,  look  and  wonder  ; 

Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part: 
Louder  than  a  pe  il  of  thunder, 
Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "  Depart  I" 

-•  for  ever, 
Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "Depart!" 

Vill.  Coll. 


007 

1    DINNERS,  take  the  friendlv  warning 
?5   B< 


&S  &.  7b.      Northampton  Chapel,  Tabernacle. 

S,  take  the  friendly  warning 
oon   that  aw  ful  day   shall  break, 


906  GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 

And  ths  trumpet,  with  its  dawning, 

All  the  slumbering  millions  wake. 

2  iJ-ee  assembled  every  nation  ; 

Lofty  cities,  temples,  towers, 
Wrapped  in  dreadful  conflagration, 
Earth  and  sea  the  flame  devours. 

3  Ye,  who  to  the  world  dissemble, 

While  y  ,.i  practise  deeds  of  night  j 
Sinners,  now  behold  and  tremble  ; 
All  your  crimes  are  brought  to  light. 

4  Lost  in  ease,  or  carnal  pleasure, 

Sporting  on  the  burning  brink  ; 

Now,  vou  say.  you  have  no  leisure, 

You  can  find  no  time  to  think. 

5  Ye,  who  now,  conviction  stifling; 

Waste  your  time,  ths  loss  deplore  ; 
Hear  the  angel — cease  your  trilling — 
';  Time,"  he  cries,  "shall  be  no  mors!' 

6  Pause,  and  hear  the  voice  of  reason — 

Catcn  the  moments  as  they  fly — 
You  who  lose  the  present  season, 
You  must  all  find  time  to  die. 

Vill.  Co 


908 


6s  &  1  8. 


1  QTAXD  the  omnipotent  decree! 
£3  Jehovah's  will  be  done  ! 
Nature's  end  we  wait  to  see, 

And  hear  her  final  groan  ; 
Let  tli is  earth  dissolve,  and  blend 

In  death  the  wicked  and  ths  just; 
Let  those  ponderous  orb3  descend, 

And  grind  us  into  dust. 

2  Rests  secure  the  righteous  man, 

At  his  Redeemer's  beck, 
Sure  to  emerge,  and  rise  again, 

And  mount  above  the  Wreck: 
Lo,  tlis  heavenly  spirit  towers, 

Like  flames  o'er  nature's  funeral  pyre, 
Triumphs  in  immortal  powers, 

And  claps  his  wings  of  fire! 

3  Restincr  in  this  glorious  hope, 

To  be  at  last  restore:!, 
Yield  we  now  our  bodies  up, 

To  earthquake,  plague,  or  sword  : 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT.      909,910 

Listening  for  the  call  divine, 
The  latest  trumpet  of  the  seven, 

Soon  our  soul  and  dust  shall  join, 
And  both  fly  up  to  heaven.     Metk.  Coll. 

rvrvrv  C.    M.  Durham,  HaJlry. 

tjVJJ  The  everlasting  Absence  of  Ood  intolerable. 

1  npHAT  awful  day  will  rarefy  come; 

■l    The  appointed"  hour  makes  haste, 
When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  my  joys, 

Thou  Sovereign  of  my  heart, 
How  could  I  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  sound,  Ci  Depart  ?" 

3  The  thunder  of  that  dismal  word 

Would  so  torment  my  ear, 
'Twould  tear  my  soul  asunder,  Lord, 
With  most  tormenting  fear. 

4  O,  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 

To  see  my  God  remove, 
And  fix  my  doleful  station  where 
I  must  not  taste  his  love  ! 

5  O,  tell  me  that  my  worthless  name 

Is  graven  on  thy  hands ; 
Show  me  some  promise,  in  thy  book, 
Where  my  salvation  stands. 

!.  assuring  word,) 
-  Again  ; 
And  cheerfully  my  soul  shall  wait 

Her  threescore  years  and  ten.  Watts. 

n  l  A  Ci    M.  L?Lai;ou,  Plyaiou  h. 

Jl\J  The  last  Harvest. 

1  rF,HK  angel  comes;  he  comes  to  reap 

i    The  harvest  of  the  Lord  ; 
O'er  nil  the  earth,  with  fatal  sweep, 
Wile  waves  his  fxaming  sword. 

2  And   who  are  they,  in  sheaves,  to  bido 

The  lire  of  vengeance,  bound? 
The  tares,  whose  rank,  luxuriant  pride 
Choked  the  fair  crop  around. 

3  And  who  are  they,  reserved  in  storo, 

God's  treasure-house  to  fill? 
The  wheat,  a  hundred  fold  that  bore 
Amid  surrounding  ill. 


911,912     GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 

4  O  King  of  mercy,  grant  us  power 
Thy  fiery  wrath  to  flee  ! 
In  thy  destroying  angel's  hour, 

O,  gather  us  to  thee!  Hebef 

yil  L.    M.     Old  Hundred,  Monmeutl 

1  fTUIE  great  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 

A    While  twice  ten  Thousand  thunders  roar 
Tear  up  the  graves,  and  cleave  the  ground, 
And  make:  the  greedy  sea  restore. 

2  The  greedy  sea  shall  yield  her  dead, 

The  earth  no  more  her  slain  conceal  ; 
Sinners  shall  lift  their  guilty  head, 
And  shrink  to  see  a  yawning  hell. 

3  But  we,  who  now  our  Lord  confess, 

And  faithful  to  the  end  endure, 

Shall  stand  in  Jesus'  righteousness; 

Stand  as  the  Rock  of  Ages  sure. 

4  We,  while  the  stars  from  heaven  shall  fall, 

And  mountains  are  on  mountains  hurled, 
Shall  stand  unmoved  amidst  them  all, 
And  smile  to  see  a  hurning  world. 

5  By  faith  we  now  transcend  the  skies, 

And  on  that  ruined  world  look  down; 
By  love,  above  all  height  we  rise, 
And  share  the  everlasting  throne. 

Meth.  Coll. 

Q  1  Q  L.    M.  Protherell,  Orlaud. 

J  I  M         The  last  Advent  of  Christ. 

1  npHE  Lord  will  come  !  the  earth  shall  quake, 

A    The  hills  their  fixed  seat  forsake  ; 
And,  withering,  from  the  vault  of  night 
The  stars  withdraw  their  feeble  light. 

2  The  Lord  will  come  !  but  not  the  same 
As  once  in  lowly  form  he  came, — 

A  silent  lamb  to  slaugbter  led, 

The  bruised,  the  suffering,  and  the  dead. 

3  The  Lord  will  come  !  a  dreadful  form, 
With  wreath  of  rlame,  and  robe  of  storm, 
On  cherub  wings,  and  wings  of  wind, 
Anointed  Judge  of  human  kind  ! 

4  Can  this  be  he  who  wont  to  stray 
A  pilgrim  on  the  world's  highway ! 

By  power  oppressed,  and  mocked  by  pride  ? 
O  God,  is  this  the  crucified? 


GENERAL  JUDGMENT. 013 

Go,  tyrants,  to  the  rocks  complain  ; 
Go,  seek  the  mountain's  cleft  in  vain  ; 
But  faith,  victorious  o'er  the  tomb, 
Shall  sing  for  joy— the  Lord  is  come  ! 

11  Q  U.    M.  .Atnherf,  I 

11 '5  The  Midnight  Cry. 

YE  virgin  souls,  arise  ; 
With  all  the  dead,  awake  ; 
Unto  salvation   wise, 

Oil  in  your  vessels  take  : 
Up  starting  at  the  midnight  cry. 
Behold  the  heavenly  Bridegroom  nigh  ! 
!  He  comes,  he  comes,  to  call 

The  nations  to  his  bar, 
And  raise  to  glory  all 

Who  fit  for  glory  are ; 
Make  ready  for  your  full  reward  ; 
Go  forth  with  joy  to  meet  your  Lord. 
I  Go  meet  him  in  the  sky, 

Your  everlasting  Friend  ; 
Your  Head  to  glorify, 

With  all  his  saints  ascend; 
Ye  pure  in  heart,  obtain  the  grace 
To  see,  without  a  veil,  his  face. 
i  Ye,  that  have  here  received 

The  unction  from  above, 
And  in  his  Spirit  lived, 

Obedient  to  his  love  ; 
Jesus  shall  claim  you  for  his  bride  ; 
Rejoice  with  all  the  sanctified. 
i  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope 

Of  that  great  day  unknown, 
When  you  shall  be  caught  up 

To  stand  before  his  throne, — 
Called  to  partake  the  marriage  fea9t, 
And  lean  on  our  Immanuel's  breast. 
Then  let  us  wait  to  hear 

The  trumpet's  welcome  sound  ; 
To  see  our  Lord  appear, 

May  we  be  watchinc  found  ; 
Enrobed  in  righteousness  divine, 
In  which    the  Bride  fihall  ever  whine. 


914.915      HELL  AND  HEAVEX. 


HELL  AND  HEAVEX. 

Q|    A  C.    M.      Canterbury,  Greenwalk 

«^1  *       Death  dreadful,  or  delightful. 
1  "pvEATH!  'tis  a  melancholy  day 
JL/  To  those  that  have  no  God," 
When  the  poor  soul  is  forced  away 
To  seek  her  last  abode. 
Q  In  vain  to  heaven  she  lifts  her  eye3 ; 
But  guilt,  a  heavy  chain, 
Still  drags  her  downward  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness  fire,  and  pain. 

3  Awake  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell  ; 

Let  stubborn  sinners  fear ; 
You  must  be  driven  from  earth,  and  dwell 
A  long  forever  there. 

4  See  how  the  pit  gapes  wide  for  you, 

And  flashes  in  your  face  ; 
And  thou,  my  soul,  look  downward  too, 
And  sing  recovering  grace. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  sovereign  love, 

Who  promised  heaven  to  me, 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above. 

Where  happy  spirits  be. 
fj  Prepare  me.  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand; 

Then  come  the  joyful  day  j 
Come  death,  and  some  celestial  band, 

To  bear  my  soul  away.  Watti. 

C    M.  Cambridge,  Ffrry. 

M  The  everlasting  Song. 

1  T^ARTII  has  engrossed  my  love  too  long; 
-*-^  'Tis  time  I  lift  mine  eyes 
Upwards,  dear  Father,  to  thy  throne, 

And  to  my  native  skies. 

2  There  the  blest  Man,  my  Saviour,  sits: 

The  God  !  how  brieht  he  shines  ! 
And  scatters  infinite  delights 

On  all  the  happy  minds. 
2  Seraphs,  with  elevated  strains, 

Circle  the  throne  around  ; 
And  move,  and  charm  the  starry  plains 

With  an  immortal  sound. 


91 


HELL  AND  HKAVEX.      916,91? 

\  Jesus,  the  Lord,  their  harps  employs  :  — 
Jesus,  my  love,  they  sing.; 
Jesus,  the  life  of  both  our  joys, 
Sounds  sweet  from  every  string. 
»  Now  let  me  mount,  and  join  their  song, 
And  be  an  angrl  too ; 
Mv  heart,  my  hand,  my  ear,  my  tongue, 
Here's  joyful  work  for  you. 
i  I  would  begin  the  music  here, 
And  so  my  soul  should  rise; 
O  for  some  heavenly  notes  to  bear 
My  passions  to  the  skies  !  Watt*. 

C.    M.      Funerai  Kymn,  K'jwird'i. 

Hell.     Isa.  xxx.  33  ;  Mark  ix.  43,  44. 

FAR  from  the  utmost  verge  of  day 
Those  gloomy  reasons  lie, 

Where  flames  amid  the  darkness  play— 
The  worm  shall  never  die. 
i  The  breath  of  God,  his  angry  breath, 
Supplies  rjid  fans  the  fire  ; 
There  sinners  taste  the  second  death, 
And  would — but  can't  expire. 
J  Conscience,  the  never-dying  worm. 
With  toiture  gnaws  the  heart; 
And  wo  and  wrath,  in  every  form, 
Is  now  the  si 
1  Sad  world  indeed  !  ah,  who  can  bear 
For  ever  there  to  dwell  — 
.er  sinking  in  despair 
In   all  the  pains  of  hell  !  Vill.  Coli. 


316 


91 


m~  O.    M.  Calfrlonia.  Clifford 

•  The  Sstets  in    Glorti. 

1  T  JOW  bright  these  glorious  spirits  shine  ! 
rl  Whence  all  their  bright  array? 

How  came  th^y  to  the  blissful  seats 
Of  everlasting  day  ? 

2  Lo,  th-se  ar«  they  from  stiff-rings  great 

Who  came  to  realms  of  light, 
And  in  the  blood  of  Christ  have  washed 
Those  robes  which  shine  so  bright. 

3  Now,  with  triumphal  palms,  they  stand 

Before  the  throne  on   huh, 


018 HELL  AND  HEAVEX. 

And  serve  the  (rod  they  love,  amidst 
The  glories  of  the  sky. 

4  His  presence  fills  each  heart  with  joy, 

Tunes  every  voice  to  sing; 
By  iay,  by  night,  the  sacred  courts 
With  glad  hosannas-ring. 

5  The  Lamb,  who  dwells  amidst  the  throne, 

.Shall  o'er  them  still  preside, 
Feed  them  with  nourishments  divine, 

And  all  their  footsteps  iruide. 
€  Wlong  pastures  green  he'll  lead  his  flock, 

Where  living  streams  appear  ; 
And  God  the  Lord  from  every  eye 

Shall  wipe  off  even-  tear.  Gf.ms. 


918 


,s. 
Heave*.     John  xiv.  2. 


1  TJTGII  in  yonder  realms  of  light 
il  Dwell  the  raptured  saints  above, 
Far  beyond  our  feeble  si:,v!t. 

Happy  in  ImmanueFs  lore  ! 
Pilgrims  in  this  vale  of  tears, 

Once  they  knew,  like  us  below, 
Gloomy  doubts,  distressing  fears, 

Torturing  pain  and  heavy  wo. 
3  Oft  the  bigs  unbidden  tear, 

Stealing  down  the  furrowed  cheek, 
Told,  in  eloquence  sincere, 

Tales  of  wo  they  could  not  speak. 
But,  these  days  of  weeping  o'er, 

Past  this  scene  of  toil  and  pain, 
They  shall  feel  distress  no  m 

Never — never  weep  again  ! 

3  'Mid  the  chorus  of  the  skies. 

'Mid  th'  angelic  lyres  above. 
Hark — their  songs  melodious  rise, 

Songs  of  praise  to  Jesus'  love  I 
Happy  spirits,  ye  are  rled. 

Where  no  grief  can  entrance  find  ; 
Lulled  to  rest  the  aching  head, 

Soothed  the  anguish  of  the  mind  ! 

4  All  is  tranquil  and  serene, 

Calm  and  undisturbed  repose- 
There  no  cloud  can  intervene- 
There  no  angry  tempest  blow*; 


HELL  AND  HEAVEN.      919,920 

Every  tear  is  wiped  away, 

Siglrs  no  more  shall  heave  the  breast : 
Night  is  lost  in  endless  day — 

Sorrow— in  eternal  rest!  Vill.  Coll. 

r\  -g  r\  L.     M.  Wtlls,  MooohmiUi. 

•J  ±*J         The  rich  .Man  and  Lazarus. 

1  TN  what  confusion  earth  appears  ! 

-I  God's  dearest  children  bathed  in  tears  ; 
While  they,  who  heaven  itself  deride, 
Riot  in  luxury  and  pride  ! 

2  But,  patient,  let  my  soul  attend, 
And,  ere  I  censure,  view  the  end — 
That  end  how  different  ! — who  can  tell 
The  wide  extremes  of  heaven  and  hell? 

3  See  the  red  flames  around  him  twine, 
Who  did  in  gold  and  purple  shine. 
Nor  can  his  tongue  one  drop  obtain 
T'  allay  the  scorching  of  his  pain  ; — 

4  While  round  the  saints,  so  poor  below, 
Full  rivers  of  salvation  flow  ; 

On  Ahrah'm's  breast  he  leans  his  head, 
And  banquets  on  celestial  bread. 

5  Jesus,  my  Saviour,  let  me  share 
The  meanest  of  thy  servants'  fare  ; 
May  I  at  last  approach  to  taste 
The  blessings  of  thy  marriage-feast. 

Doddridge. 

L.    P.    M.  F^alm  46th. 

The.  God  of  the  Gentiles.     Ps.  96. 
1   T    ET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise 
-L*  To  sing  the  choicest  psalm  of  praise, 

To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  name: 
His  glory  let  the  heathens  know, 
His  wonders  to  the  nations  show, 
And  all  his  saving  works  proclaim. 
9  The  heathens  know  thy  glory,  Lord  ; 
The  wondering  nations  read  thy  word  ; 

Among  us  is  Jehovah  known  : 
Our  worship  «hall  no  more  be  paid 
To  gods  which  mortal  hands  have  made  ; 
Our  Maker  is  our  God  alone. 
3  He  framed  the  globe,  he  bent  the  sky, 
He  made  the  shining  worlds  on  high, 
And  reigns  complete  in  glorv  there: 


920 


L*SH,922      HELL  AND  HEAVEN. 

Hi3  beams  are  majesty  and  light  ; 
His  beauties,  how  divinely  bright; 

His  temple,  how  divinely  fair! 
4  Come,  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  power, 

And  barbarous  nations  fear  his  name; 
Then  shall  the  race  of  man  confess 
The  beauty  of  his  holiness, 

And  in  his  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 
Watts. 

QQ1  P«    Mi  Zion,  Nortbfield. 

J^l    Heaven.    1  Cor.  ii.  9,  10  ;  Rev.  x.xi.  27. 

1  TV" OR  eye  hach  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard, 
-^    Nor  sense  nor.  reason  known, 

What  joys  the  Father  has  prepared 
For  those  who  love  the  £on. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heaven  to  come : 

The  beams  of  elory  in  his  word 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace  : 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye, 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame  ; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

5  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life  ; 

There  all  their  names  are  found  ; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 

To  tread  the  henvenly  ground.  Watts. 

&J.&  L.   M.  Sheffield. 

1  £J INNER,  O  why  so  thouehtless  grown  ? 
^  Why  in.  such  dreadful  haste  to  die? 
Daring  to  leap  to  worlds  unknown  ? 

Heedless  against  thy  God  to  fly  ? 

2  Wilt  thou  despise  eternal  fate, 

Urged  on  by  sin's  fantastic  dreams, 
Madly  attempt  th'  infernal  gate, 
And  force  thy  passage  to  the  flames? 

3  Stay,  sinner ;  on  the  gospel  plains, 

Behold  the  God  of  Fove  unfold 


The  glories  of  his  dying  pains, 
For  ever  tellins,  yet  untold.  Watts. 

\j*m*J  £s  &   6s.  Lanesboro'.  Conw?y. 

1  rriHERE  is  .1  horns  of  peaceful  rest, 

A    To  mourning  wanderers  given; 
Than  is  a  tear  tor  souls  distresssd, 
A  halm  for  every  wounded  breast — 
'Tis  found  alone — in  heaven. 

2  There  is  a  home  for  weary  souls, 

By  sins  and  sorrows  driven  ; 
When  tossed  on  life's  tempestuous  shoals, 
Where  storms  arise — and  ocean  rolls, 

And  all  is  drear — but  heaven. 

3  There  faith  lifts  up  the  tearless  eye, 

The  heart  with  anguish  riven  .; 
It  views  the  tempest  passing  by, 
Sees  evening  shadows  quickly  fly, 

And  all  serene — in  heaven. 

4  There  fragrant  flowers  immortal  bloora. 

And  joys  supreme  are  iriven  ; 
There  rays  divine  disperse  the  gloom  ; 
Beyond  the  confines  of  the  tomb 

Appears  the  dawn — of  heaven. 

(Jetton  Coll. 


924 


MARINERS. 


5s  &:  lis. 


1    A  LL  praise  to  the  Lord, 
-*»-  Who  rule- 


iles  by  his  word 
The  untractable  sea, 
And  limits  its  rage  by  his  steadfast  decree  ; 
Whose  providence   binds 
Or  releases  the  winds, 
And  compels  them  again. 
At  his  beck,  to  put  on  the  invisible  chain. 
2  O,  let  all    men  raise 
A  tribute  of  praise, 
Mis  goodness  declare. 
And  thankfully  sing  of  his  fatherly  care  : 


VXD,  VXO MARINERS.  

With  joy  we  embrace 
This  pledge  of  his  grace, 
And  wait  to  outfly 
These  storms  of  affliction,  and  land  in  the  sky. 

\)*JmO  L.    If.  Morning  Star,  Paris. 

1  f~^  OD  of  the  seas,  thine  awful  voice 
^J  Bids  all  the  rolling  waves  rejoice, 
And  one  soft  word  of  thy  command 
Can  sink  them  silent  in  the  sand. 

2  If  but  a  Moses  wave  thy  rod, 

The  sea  divides  and  owns  its  God  ; 
The  stormy  floods  their  Maker  know, 
And  let  his  chosen  armies  through. 

3  The  smallest  fish  that  swims  the  seas, 
Sportful,  to  thee  a  tribute  pays  ; 

And  larger  monsters  of  the  deep, 
At  thy  command,  or  rage  or  sleep. 

4  Thus  is  thy  glorious  power  adored 
Among  the  watery  nations,  Lord  ; 

Yet  men,  who  trace  the  dangerous  waves, 
Forget  the  mighty  God  who  saves  ! 

Seaman's  Hymns. 


8s,  7s  &.  4.    Tam worth,  Go>pel  Call. 


926 

1  /^UIDE  us,  O  thou  great  Jehovah, 
^JT  Wanderers  on  the  mighty  deep; 
From  the  storm  and  raging  tempest 

Deign  our  floating  bark  to  keep: 
Lord  of  heaven, 
Bid  the  breeze  propitious  blow. 

2  Be  our  safeguard  through  the  night  watch, 

And  our  guardian  alf  the  day  ; 
To  our  destined  port  in  safety 

Give  us  swift  and  joyful  way  : 
Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  stifl  our  strength  and  shield. 

3  And,  when  life's  short  voyage  is  over, 

In  the  haven  of  the  blest 
May  we,  guided  by  thy  Spirit, 
Find  an  everlasting  rest : 
Father,  hear  us, 
For  the  great  Redeemer's  sake. 

Seaman's    Hvmns. 


MARINERS.  927,  928 


QQ*y  C.    M.  Devizet,  St.  John'». 

u  hit  i        Servants  of  Ood  always  safe. 

1  XJOW  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord  ! 
■Tl  How  sure  is  their  defence ! 
Eternal  Wisdom  is  their  guide, 

Their  help,  Omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care  ; 
Through  burning  climes  they  pass  unhurt, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  When  by  the  dreadful  tempest  borne, 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

4  The  storm  is  laid— the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will  : 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  still. 

5  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths, 

Thy  goodness  we'll  adore  ; 
We'll  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

6  Our  life,  while  thou  preserv'st  that  life, 

Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ; 
And  death,  when  death  shall  be  our  lot, 
Shall  join  our  souls  to  thee.  Addisow 


L.    II.  Brookfield,  Newport. 


928 

1  T-|0^*  is  tn>'  glorious  power  adored 
"  Amid  the  watery  nations,  Lord  ! 
Yet  the  bold  men  that  trace  the  seas, 
Bold  men,  refuse  their  Maker's  praise. 

2  What  scenes  of  miracles  they  see  ! 
And  never  tune  a  song  to  thee  ; 
While  on  the  flood  they  safely  ride, 

They  curse  the  hand  that  smooths  the  tide. 

3  Then  down  they  plunga  in  watery  graves, 
And  some  drink  death  among  the  waves  ; 
Vet  the  surviving  crew  blaspheme, 

Nor  own  the  God  that  rescued  them. 

4  o  for  seme  signal  of  thine  hand  ! 

Shake  all  the  seas,  Lord,  shake  the  land  ; 
Great  Judge,  descend,  le?t  men  deny 
That  there's  a  God  who  rules  the  sky. 


929,  930  MARINERS. 


929 


L.    P.   M.  Greenfield,  Milan. 

1  FTOW  oft  unthinking  sailors  feel 

-tl  The  stazvering  ship  like  drunkards  reel, 
And  tremble  o'er  the  watery  graves  ! 

And  yet  how  many  soon  forget 

The  horrors  of  the'  gaping  pit, 
And  that  almighty  arm  which  saves  ! 

2  When  they  expect  immediate  death, 
And  sigh,  and  groan,  at  every  breath, 

O  for  some  mighty  power  to  save  ! 
They  vow.  in  that  distressing  hour, 
To  God,  for  his  delivering  power 

To  save  them  from  the  gaping  wave. 

3  The  Lord  looks  down  with  pityi.ig  eye, 
He  heirs  the  trembling  sailor's  cry, 

And  comes  to  make  his  mercy  known  ; 
He  bida  the  threatening  storms  subside, 
And  calms  the  swellings  of  the  tide, 

And  bids  the  boding  clouds  return. 

4  Then  they  rejoice  to  see  the  shore, 
Their  trembling  si^hs  and  fears  are  o'er; 

With  joy  they  hail  their  native  land; 
But  O,  their  prayers  are  soon  forgot — 
They  make  their  vows,  but  pay  them  not, 

And  thus  abuse  the  heavenly  hand. 

Alline. 


930 


C.    M.  Victory,  Cair.bridje. 

1  U"0^'  sweet  the  songs  of  Zion  sound, 
-TX  When  seamen  tune  their  voice 

In  praise  to  him  who  reisins  on  high, 
And  bids  the  world  rejoice  ! 

2  These  tongues,  which  once    their   God    bias- 

Now  sound  his  praises  high,  [phemed, 

For  that  sweet  word  of  gospel  grace 
Which  brings  a  Saviour  nigh. 

3  They  sing,  to  tell  how  God  has  given 

Deliverance  from  the  storm, 
And  brought  them  to  their  port  in  peace 
By  his  almighty  arm. 

4  Sing  on,  dear  seamen,  sing  and  tell 

Of  all  Iuimanuel's  love  ; 


MARINERS.  031,  932 


And  may  you  rise  and  sit  on  high. 
And  reign  with  bin  above. 

Seaman's  II ym«. 


931 


lis  &  12s. 


1  TX  lands  strange  and    distant,  how  sweetly 
1        the  sound 
Of  the  tongue  of  a  countryman  falls  on  the 
ear ! 
The  strangeness  of  all  that  is  passing  around 
Makes  the  words  seem  more  sweet,  and  the 
accents  more  dear. 
9  It    reminds   us  of  home,  of  the   land  of  our 
birth, 
Of  the  friends  we  Tiave   left,  and  the  kin 
that  we  love  ; 
Of  all  that  is  dearest  to  man  upon  earth- 
All  liis  comfort  below,  and  his  solace  above. 

3  It    is    thus    to    the    Christian,    when    passing 

along 
This  world,  to  the  home  of  the  Father,  on 

high: 
Some  brother   he  finds,  in   the    midst  of  the 

throng. 
With  the  accent  of  heaven,  the   tongue  of 

the  sky. 

4  The  communion  of  saints   brightens  many  a 

day, 

Enlivens  the  faith    that  was    drooping   and 

low, 

£:irs  up  the  remembrance  of  God  on  our  way, 

And  bids  all  the  sweetest  affections  to  glow. 

^fama.n's  Hymns. 


932 


d  &  5s. 


1  TX  the  wide  waste  of  water, 
-*  So  vast  and  so  clear, 
How  delightful  to  think 

That  my  Saviour  is  here! 
As  much  with  this  vessel, 

Where'er  it  may  roam, 
As  with  those  whom  we  love 

And  have  quitted  at  home. 

2  Eternal  Pervader, 

Protector  of  all, 


??A  MARINERS. 


Thou  hearest  the  prayer 
Of  the  weakest  who  call: 

From  thee  never  distant, 
Wherever  we  are, 

Thy  love  is  our  pole, 

And  our  point,  and  our  star. 
I  Forgive  us,  and  bless  us ; 
Thou  only  canst  bless: 

Thou  know'est— we  do  not- 
Each  future  distress. 

O,  guard  us,  and  keep  us, 
And  bring  us  again 

To  the  land  of  our  home, 
From  the  boisterous  main. 


933 


lis.      Portuguese  Hymn,  Iramanuel. 

1  T'VE  sailed  o'er  the  ocean,  I've  roamed  round 
•i     the  earth, 

And  left  far  behind  me  the  land  of  my  birth  : 

Arabia's  deserts  I've  trod  in  despair. 

But  never  forgot  that  "  My  Maker  was  there." 

2  When  on  the  wild  shore  my  vessel  was  cast, 
I  counted  each  hour,  and  believed  it  the  lapt: 
I  thought  on  that  Power,  who  had  kept  me 

with  care, 
Remembering  with  pleasure  "My  Maker  was 
there." 

3  When  the  storm  and  the  tempest  have  clouded 

the  sky, 
And  the   flash  of  the   lightning  has  reached 

from  on  high, 
I've  heard  in  the  thunder  a  voice  loud  declare 
'Twas  wicked    to  fear,  for   "My  Maker  was 

there." 

4  Xow  my  dangers  are  past,  and  my  wanderings 

are  o'er, 
I've  returned  once   again  to  my  own   native 

shore : 
To  the  altar  of  mercy  I'll  ever  repair, 
And    offer   my  vows   to    "  My  Maker,  who'a 

there." 


MARINERS.  934,  935 


934 


i  8.  Beneven'wO. 

Christy  the  Refuge  from  the  Storm. 
Deut.  xxxiii.  27. 

1  JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
•J    Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  nigh. 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide  : 

O,  receive  my  soul  at  last ! 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none  ; 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thoe  : 
Leave,  ah!   leave  me  .not  alone; 

Still  support  and  comfort  me. 
All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stayed  ; 

All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring: 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

3  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want; 

More  than  all  in  thee  I  find  : 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint. 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name  ; 

I  am  all  unrighteousness  : 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am  ; 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace.     Cowper. 


935 


L.    M.  Effinjham,  Uxbridge. 

1  T   AUNCHED  on  a  sea,  where  troubled  waves 
-■-^  With  ancry  tossings  swell  and  foam, 
'Tis  eospel  hope  from  shipwreck  saves, 

Till  deatli  shall  waft  the  vessel  home. 

2  In  life,  when  adverse  winds  arise, 

With  keen,  perplexing,  heavy  gales, 
A  hnp<;  well  fixed,  above  the  skies, 
Against  the  sharpest  storm  prevails. 

3  Billows  of  disappointment  roll 

Along  the  restless  tide  of  time; 

Rut  gospel  hope  beirs  up  the  soul 

"1  an  eternal  calm  shall  shine. 

my  hope  is  fixed   on  tbee  ; 

Ira  below  do  I   expect- 


036, 937, 933     mariners. 


But  I  am  safe,  though  out  at  sea ; 
Thou  wilt  not  let  my  soul  be  wrecked. 


936 


8s  &  Ts.     Greenville,  Love  Divine, 

1  T  EAD  us,  heavenly  Father,  lead  us 
-L^  O'er  the  world's  tempestuous  sea: 
Guard  us,  guide  us,  keep  us,  feed  us, 

For  we  have  no  help  but  thee,: 
Still  possessing  every  blessing, 
If  our  God  our  Father  be. 

2  Saviour,  breathe  forgiveness  o'er  us ; 

All  our  weakness  thou  dost  know: 
Thou  didst  tread  this  world  before  us  j 

Thou  didst  feel  the  keenest  wo  : 
Lone  and  dreary,  weak  and  weary, 

Through  the  desert  thou  didst  go. 

3  Spirit  of  our  God,  descending, 

Fill  our  hearts  with  heavenly  joy  ; 
Love  with  kind  affections  blending  ; 

Pleasures,  time  can  never  cloy. 
Thus  provided,  pardoned,  guided, 

Nothing  shall  our  peace  destroy. 

*-|Q^  C.    M.  Groveland,  Walpole. 

<J  '-)  t      In  times  of  Distress  and  Danger. 

1  S~\  GOD,  who  mad'st  the  earth  and  sky, 
v-J  The  darkness  and  the  day, 

Give  ear  to  this  thy  family, 

And  help  us  when  we  pray  ! 
For  wide  the  waves  of  bitterness 

Around  our  vessel  roar, 
And  heavy  grows  the  pilot's  heart, 

To  view  the  rocky  shore. 

2  The  cross,  our  Master  bore  for  us, 

For  him  we  fain  would  bear  ; 
But  mortal  strength  to  weakness  turns, 

And  courage  to  despair. 
Then  mercy  on  our  failings,  Lord  ; 

Our  sinking  faith  renew: 
And  when  his  sorrows  visit  us, 

O  send  his  patience  too!  Hebeb^ 

^•JO  L.    M.  Cowper,  Damen. 

I   /"^XCE  on  the  raging  seas  I  sailed; 
yJ  The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was  dark; 


MARINERS.  939,  940 


The  ocean  yawned; — my  courage  tailed: 
The  tempest  tossed  my  foundering  bark. 

2  Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze: 

Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem, 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose — 
It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all: 

It  bade  "my  dark  foreboding  cease, 
And,  through  the  storm  and  danger's  thrall, 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 

4  Now  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 

I'll  sin;:  Mist  in  night's  diadem, 
For  ever  and  for  evermore, 
The  Star— the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 


939 


C.    If.  Braintrre,  Abridge. 

1   /~V'R  little  bark  on  boisterous  seas, 
"J   By  cruel  tempest   tossed, 
Without  one  eheerful  beam  of  hope, 
Expecting  to  be  lost ; — 
9  We  to  tin    Lord,   in  humble  prayer, 
Breathed  out  our  sad  distress  ; 

feeble,  yet  with  contrite  hearts, 
We  begged  return  of  peace. 

3  The  stormy  winds  did  cease  to  blow, 

The  waves  no  more  did  roll ; 
And  soon  ftgnin  a  placid  m'  i 
it  comfort  to  eacli  soul. 

4  O,  may  our  erateful,  trembling  hearts 

I  hallelujahs  sing 
To  him.  who  hath  our  lives  preserved, 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King. 

us  proclaim  to  all  the  world, 
With   heart  arid   voh'e,  aiiain. 
And  tell  the  wonders  he  hath  done 

F..r  ns  the  M  ns  of  men.        MauaStN  Coll 

!)4U  "s.       PUfffi  Hrsss.  ilsplii 

1   ^KE  the  calm  but  faithless  sea, 
►^    Lively  emblem,  world,  of  thee, 
Tempts  the  landsman   from  the  shore 
Foreign  regions  to  explore. 

i'  But,  ere  Ion?,  the  tempest  raves, 
Aad  he  trembles  at  the  waves, 


941,  942  MARINERS. 


Wishes  then  he  had  been  wise, 
But  too  late  he  sinks  and  dies  ! 

3  Hapless  thus  are  they,  vain  world, 
Soon  on  rocks  of  ruin  hurled, 
Who,  admiring  thee,  untried, 
Court  thy  pleasure,  wealth  or  pride. 

4  Such  a  shipwreck  had  been  mine 
Had  not  Jesus  (name  divine  !) 
Saved  me  with  a  mighty  hand, 
And  restored  my  soul  to  land. 

941  8a,7,fc3. 

1  CTAR  of  Peace!  to  wanderers  weary, 
•^  Give  the  beam  that  smiles  on  me, 
Cheer  the  pilot's  visions  dreary 

Far  at  sea. 

2  Star  of  Hope  !  gleam  on  the  billow, 

Bless  the  soul  that  sighs  lor  thee, 
Bless  the  sailor's  lonely  pillow 
Far  at  sea. 

3  Star  of  Faith  !  when  winds  are  mocking 

All  his  prayers  ;  he  flies  to  thee  ; — 
Save  him,  though  on  billows  rocking 
Far  at  sea. 

4  Star  of  God  !  yet  safely  guide  him 

To  the  shore  he  longs  to  see. 
Long  tempestuous  waves  have  tried  him. 
Far  at  sea. 

q  i£\  L.    M.  Leeds,  PvUm SM 

i/TCi*    Temptation  ;  or,  Safety  in  the  Storm, 

1  rin HE  billows  swell,  the  winds  are  high, 

-S-     Clouds  overcast  my  wintry  sky  ; 
Out  of  the  depths  to  thee  I  call  ;  * 
My  fears are  great,  my  strength  is  small. 

2  O  Lord,  the  pilot's  part  perform  ; 

And  guide  and  guard  me  through  the  storm 
Defend  me  from  each  threatening  ill- 
Control  the  waves— say,  ';  Peace,  be  still  t" 

3  Amidst  the  roaring  of  the  sea, 

My  soul  still  hangs  her  hopes  on  thee  j 
Thy  constant  love,  thy  faithful  care, 
Is  all  that  saves  me  from  despair. 


MAKINGS.  943,   944 

4  Though  tempest-tossed,  and  half  a  wreck 
My  Saviour  through  the  floods  I  seek  ; 
Let  neither  winds,  nor  stormy  rain, 
Force  back  my  shattered  bark  again. 

Cowper. 


943 


7s  &.  6s       Missionary  Hymn,  Ceylon. 


HOUGH  hard  the  winds  are  blowing, 
And  loud  the  billows  roar, 
Full  swiftly  we  are  going 
To  our  dear  native  shore. 

2  The  billows,  breaking  o'er  us, 

The  storms,  that  round  us  swell, 
Are  aiding  to  restore  us 
To  all  we  loved  so  well. 

3  So  sorrow  often  presses 

Life's  mariners  along  ; 
Afflictions  and  disti 

Are  gales  and  billows  strong. 

4  The  sharper  and   severer 

The  storms  of  life  we  meet, 
The  sooner  and  the  nearer 
Is  heaven's  eternal  seat. 

5  Come  then,  afflictions  dreary. 

Sharp  sickness  pierce  my  breast, 
You  only  bear  the  weary 
More  quickly  home  to  r 

C,    M.  Cambridge,  Uceia. 

Tke  Murine;-'  I    /  '.      Pft.  JOT. 

'TllIY  works  of  glory,  miehty  Lord, 
A    Thy  wonders  in  the  deep", 
The  sons  shall  record, 

Who  trade  In  floating  ships. 
At  thy  command  the  winds  arise, 
And  swell  the  towering  wavesj 
The  men,  astonished,  mount  the  skies, 
And  sink  m  gaping  graves. 
"J  Then  t>>  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cri 
Be  hears  their  loud  request, 
rV»l  ord<  through  the  skies, 

And  lav?  the  floods  to  rest, 
4  Sailor.-  rejoice  to  lose  their  f 
An  1  see  the  st  i  m  alia;  c  l  : 


944 


94o,  946  MARINER?. 


Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears  ; 
There  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

5  'Tis  God  that  brings  them  safe  to  land  ; 

Let  stupid  mortals  know 
That  waves  are  under  his  command, 
And  all  the  winds  that  blow. 

6  O  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  those  that  see  thy  wondrous  ways, 
Thy  wondrous  love  record.  Watts. 


945 


1  npQSSED  upon  life's  raging  billow, 

-■-    Sweet  it  is,  O  Lord,  to  know, 
Thou  didst  press  a  sailor's  pillow, 

And  canst  feel  a  sailor's  wo. 
Never  slumbering,  never  sleeping, 

Though  the  night  be  dark  and  drear, 
Thou  the  faithful  watch  art  keeping, 

"  All,  all's  well,"  thy  constant  cheer. 

2  And  though  loud  the  wind  is  howling, 

Fierce  though  flash  the  lightnings  red, 
Darkly  through  the  storm-clouds  scowling 

O'er  the  sailor's  anxious  head; 
Thou  canst  calm  the  raging  ocean, 

All  its  noise  and  tumult  still, 
Husii  the  tempest's  wild  commotion, 

At  the  bidding  of  thy  will. 

3  Thus  my  heart  the  hope  will  cherish, 

WhLe  to  thee  I  lift  mine  eye  ; 
Thou  wilt  save  me,  ere  I  perish  : 

Thou  wilt  hear  the  sailor's  cry. 
And  though  mast  and  sail  be  riven, 

Life's  short  voyage  will  soon  be  o'er; 
Safely  moored  in  heaven's  wide  havea, 

Storm  and  tempest  vex  no  more.         Ltre. 


946 


lis.  Immacuel.  St.  Denis. 

1  "V\7HEN  rocks  and  when  shallows  beset  us 
»▼      around, 
When  sands  are    deceitful,    and    treacherous 

the  ground, 
When  waves  rise  and  threaten    the   ship  to 

o'er  whelm, 
We  trust  to  the  pilot  who  governs  the  h*Im. 


MARINERS.  947 


2  When  dansers    and    death    range    abroad    in 

our  sight, 
We  obey    the     command,    and    it    guides  us 

aright  ; 
Though  we  know  not  the  reason  of  all   that 

we  see, 
We  trust  our  commander  knows  better  than 

we. 

3  And    shall    we,  in    seasons   of   danger,  thus 

trust 

The  power  and  the  aid  of  a  man,  who  is 
dust, 

And  when  we  are  called  in  our  God  to  con- 
fide, 

Feel  doubt  and  mistrust  in  his  goodness  to 
guide  ? 

4  Forbid  it — O  never,  wherever  we  be, 

May  we  feel,  Lord,  and   act,    as    mistrustful 

"  of  thee  ! 
Thou  knowert,  thou  seest,  thou  guidest  aright, 
And  the  path,  that's  now  dark,  will  hereafter 
be  bright. 


\y~t  i  IJ-    M«      Seaman's  Sonr,  CherryScld. 

1  "1XT0ULD  yon  behold  the  works  of  God, 

*»     [lis  wonders  in  the  world  abroad, 
Co  with  the  mariners,  and  trace 
The  unknown  regions  of  the  seas. 

2  They  leave  their  native  shores  behind, 
And  seize  the  favor  of  the  wind  ; 

Till  God  command,  and  tempests  rise, 
That  heave  the  ocean  to  the  skies. 

3  Now  to  the  heavens  they  mount  amain, 

-ink  to  dreadful  deeps  again  ; 

Wii.it  strange  affright  ynunc  sailors  feel, 

And  like  a  staggering  drunkard  reel ! 
•i  When  land  is  far,  and  death  is  nigh, 

Lost  t  »  ail  ho|  e.  to  Gpd  they  cry  : 
•  n  .   bean  their  loud  address, 

And  sends  salvation  in  dial 
j  He  bids  the  winds  their  wrath  assuage  ; 

The  furious  waves  forget  their  r 

rTis  calm  ;  and  sailors  smile  r.i 

The  havn  where  they  wi-hed  to  be. 


948,  949        promiscuous. 

6  O,  may  the  sons  of  men  record 
The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
Let  them  their  private  offerings  bring, 
And  in  the  church  his  glory  sing.         Watts 


PROMISCUOUS. 


948 


5s  &  lis. 


1  A  LL  ye  that  pass  by, 
-ra.  To  Jesus  draw  nigh  ; 

To  you  is  it  nothing  that  Jesus  should  die? 

Our  ransom  and  peace, 

Our  surety  he  is  ; 
Come,  see  if  there  ever  was  sorrow  like  his. 

2  The  Lord,  in  the  day 
Of  his  wrath,  did  lay 

Our  sins  on  the  Lamb,  and  he  bore  them  away  ; 

He  died  to  atone 

For  sins  not  his  own — 
The  Father  hath  punished  for  us  his  dear  Son. 

3  For  sinners,  like  me, 
He  died  on  the  tree  ; 

His  death  is  accepted,  the  sinner  is  free. 

This  grace  let  me  claim — 

A  sinner  I  am, 
A  sinner  believing  in  Jesus's  name. 

4  With  joy  we  approve 
The  plan  of  his  love, 

A  wonder  to  all,  both  below  and  above  : 

When  time  is  no  more, 

We  still  shall  adore 
That  ocean  of  love  without  bottom  or  shore. 


949 


C.  P.  M. 


1    \  ND  am  I  only  born  to  die  ? 
<£**  And  m;ist  I  suddenly  comply 

With  nature's  storn  decree  ? 
What  after  death  for  me  remains  ? 
Celestial  joys,  or  hellish  pains, 

To  all  eternitv. 


PROMISCUOUS.         P50,  951 

2  How,  then,  oueht  I  on  earth  to  live, 
While  God  prolongs  the  kind  reprieve, 

And  props  the  house  of  clay  ; 
My  sole  concern,  my  single  care, 
To  watch,  and  tremble,  and  prepare 

Against  that  fatal  day  ! 

3  Nothing  is  worth  a  thought  beneath, 
But  bow  I  may  escape  the  death 

That  never,  never  dies  ; 
How  make  mine  own  election  sura  ; 
And  when  I  fail  on  earth,  secure 

A  mansion  in  the  skies. 

4  Jesus,  vouchsafe  a  pitying  rny  ; 

Be  thou  my  guide,  be  thou  my  way 

To  glorious  happi- 
Ah  !  write  the  pardon  on  my  heart, 
And  whensoe'er  I  hence  depart. 

Lei  me  depart  in  peace.  Meth.  Coir. 

Gnshpn.  Spring 
Perseverance  in  the   Christian.  Rucc. 
IAS  Lot  bid  his  city  adieu, 
<!*■  Anil  fled  from  a  terribWujBtorm, 
So  we  have  professed  to  do, 
To  flee  from  the  wr.ith  that's  to  come* 
12  Our  race  is  the  best  ever  known  ; 
It  leads  from  a  world  full  of  wo  ; 
Then  come,  O  ye  Christians,  and   run 
For  the  joys  that  no  mortal  can  know. 

3  We  will  not  run  beating  the  air, 

Nor  strive  for  the  things  That  are  vain  | 
But.  casting  on  Jesus  our  care, 
The  prize  we  are  sure  to  obtain. 

4  The  prospects  of  earth  will  all  fail, 

Its  riches  with  wings  My  away  ; 
But  the  gospel  will  surely  prevail, 
Its  treasures  will  never  decay. 

5  Before  are  the  gems  that  outvie. 

The  sun  that  with  beauty  hath  shone" 
Then,  oh!  let  us  press  to  the  i-ky. 
And  ireof  the  bright  crown  as  r»ur  own 


950 


951 
*A 


L.   M. 
The  Christian  Hare. 
WAKE,  our  souls,  away,  cur  : 
Let  every  trembling  thougfit  be  g'-no  . 
U3 


052.  953         PROMISCUOUS. 


Awake,  and  rnn  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 

2  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 

And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint  r 
But  they  forget"  the  mighty  God, 
That  feeds  the  strength  of  even'  saint — 

3  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  power 

Is  ever  new,  and  ever  young, 
And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4  From  thee,  the  overflowing  spring, 

Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply. 

While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength, 

Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

5  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air. 

We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode  ; 

On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 

Nat  tire  amidst  the  heavenly  road. 

Watts. 


952 


L'    M.  Babylon,  Windb-un*. 

Few  sized:  or,  the  almost  Christian. 
1  T>ROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 

0  And  thousands  walk  together  there; 
But   wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path, 

With  here  and  th^re  a  traveller. 
'2  "  Deny  thyself  and  take  thy  cross," 
Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command  : 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  hut  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this  heavenly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul  that  tire?  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteemed— almost  a  saint — 
And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain, 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new  : 
Which  hypocrite-  could  ne'er  attain, 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew. 
Watt*. 

'  ^.  Bci fas',  Lovest  thou  ir.c. 

hiritatinns  of  Je.*us. 
I   /^OME,  s^id  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 
^   Come,  and  mike  my  paths  your  choice, 

1  will  guide  you  to  your  home  ; 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come. 


953 


promiscuous.       954,  955 

2  Ye  who,  tossed  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in    vain; 

! \-  whose  swoln  and  sleepless  eyes 
Watch  to  see  tlie  morning  rise; — 

3  Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn, 

In  remorse  for  guilt  who  mourn, 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care; 
A  wounded  spirit  who  can  bear? 

4  Sinner,  come  ;  for  here  is  found 
Bain  that  flows  for  eveiy  wound; 
Peace  tint  ever  shall  endure, 

•  eternal,  sacred,  sure.  Barbauld. 

q"    j  CM.  riymptOD,  Walnl. 

%7<i>  a  For  a  Time  of  General  Sickness. 

1  T"\EATK.  with  his  dread  commission  sealed, 
JL7   Now  hastens  to  his  arms; 

In  awful  state  he  takes  the  field, 
And  souml>  his  dire  alarms. 

2  Look  tip,  ye  heirs  of  endless  joy, 

Nor  let  your  fears   prevail  ; 
Eternal  life  is  your  reward, 
When  life  on  earth  shall  fail. 

3  What  though  his  darts,  promiscuous  hurled, 

Deal  fatal  plagues   around  ; 
And  heaps  or  putrid  carcasses 
O'erload  the  cumbered  ground  ? — 

4  The  arrows  that  shall  wound  your  flesh, 

Were  given  him  from   above, 
Dipped  in  the  great  Redeemers  blood, 
And  feathered  all  with  love. 

5  These  with  a  gentle  hand  he  throws, 

Anil  saints  lie  gasping  too; 
But  heavenly  strength  supports  their  son!?, 
And  bears  them  conquerors  through. 

Rrppo.N'3  Coll* 

r\  ~  ~  12s.  The  D 

yO»)  The  Martyr's  Song. 

1  T   HAVE  fought  the  good  fight— I  have    fin- 

A         ished  my  race, 

And  tl.  i  nrnr,  I  soon  shall  embrace  ; 

Tin  y  may  torture  this  body— mj  spirit  is  free, 

And  the    billows  of  death    bhall    but  wait  it 
to  tbee. 


956 PROMISCUOUS.        

2  Let    thy   strength,    Lord,    but   gird    me — thy 

smile  be  but  mine, 
And  my  soul  on  thy  faithfulness  firmly  recline  ; 
The  dungeon — the  sword,  or  the  stake  I  can 

dnre, 
And  in  transports  expire— if  my  Jesus  be  there. 

3  Did  my  Lord  feel  the  scourge  ?  Did  the  thorns 

pierce  his  brow  ? 
In  the  darkness  of  death,  on   the   cross   did 

he  bow  ? 
All  this  didst  thou  suffer,  my  Saviour,  for  me  ? 
Then  welcome  the  fetters  that  link  me  to  thee. 

4  United  in  sufferings — the  promise  is  clear — 
I  shall  with  my  Jesus  in  glory  appear  : 
Out  of  great  tribulation  in  triumph  I  go, 
With  my  robe    washed    in    blood   and    made 

whiter  than  snow. 

5  I  go  to  my  Saviour — I  go  to  my  God — 

I  tread  the  same  path  my  Redeemer  once  trod; 
Unworthy,  my  Jesus,  unworthy  am  I, 
E'en  to  fall  in  thy  cause— for  thy  truth  e'en 
to  die. 

6  Lo  !  on  my  clear  vision,  the  seats  of  the  blest 
Seem  calmly  to  shine,  and  invite  me  to  rest ; 
Then  unshaken  mv  soul  on  the  promise  relies  ; 
"  Though  I  die,  I  shall  live— though  I  fall,  I 

shall  rise."  Lyre. 


956 


1  TX  the  floods  of  tribulation, 

-I  While  the  billows  o'er  me  roll, 
Jesus  whispers  consolation, 

And  supports  my  fainting  soul  : 
Sweet  affliction  ! 

Bringing  Jesus  to  my  soul. 

2  Floods  of  tribulation  heighten, 

Billows  still  around  me  roar; 
Those  who  know  not  Christ,  they  frighten, 
But  my  soul  defies  their  power : 

Sweet  affliction  ! 
Thus  to  bring  my  Saviour  near. 

3  All  I  meet,  I  find  befriend  me 

In  my  path  to  heavenly  joy : 


PROMISCUOUS.  957, 


Trials,  though  they  now  attend  iue, 
There  sliall  never  more  annoy  : 

Sweet  affliction  ! 
Every  promise  gives  me  joy. 


957 


S.    M.  St.  Bride's,  Olivet 

1  TS  this  the  kind  return? 

I  Are  these  the  thanks  we  owe? 
Thus  to  abuse  eternal  love, 

Whence  all  our  blessings  flow  ! 

2  To  what  a  stubborn  frame 

Has  sin  reduced  our  mind  ! 
What  strange,  rebellious  wretches  we  ! 
And  God  as  strangely  kind  ! 

3  Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God, 

And  mould  our  souls  afresh ! 
Break,  Sovereign  Grace, these  hearts  of  stone, 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh. 

4  Let  past  ingratitude 

Provoke  our  weeping  eyes; 
And  hourly,  as  new  mercies  fall, 

Let  hourly  thanks  arise.         Spir.  Songs. 

Q  F  Q  C.    M-  St.  Paul,  Hymn  2d. 

*JO(J  Paradise  vn  Earth. 

1  /""iLORV  to  God,  who  walks  the  sky, 
vJT  And  sends  Ins  blessings  through  ; 
Who  tells  his  saints  of  joys  on  high, 

And   L'ives  a  taste  below. 

2  When  Christ,  with  all  his  graces  crowned, 

Sheds  his  kind   beams  abroad, 
''1  ifl  a  young  heaven  on  earthly  ground, 
And  glory  in  the  bud. 

3  A  blooming  paradise  of  joy, 

In  this  wild  desert  springs; 
And  every  sense  1  straight  employ 
On  sweet  celestial  things. 

4  But  ah  '.  how  soon  my  joys  decay  ! 

How  soon  my  sins  arise, 
And  snatch  the  heavenly  scene  away 
From  these  lamenting  eyes. 

5  When  shall  the  time,  dear  Jesus,  when, 

The  shining  day  appear, 
That  f  shall  leave  these  clouds  of  sin, 
And  guilt  and  darkness  here  ? 


959,  960        promiscuous. 

6  Up  to  the  fields  above  the  skies, 

My  hasty  feet  would  go  ; 

There  everlasting  flowers  arise, 

There  joys  un withering  grow.  Watts. 


959 


c.  :.r. 


1/^0,  spirit,  to  the  world  divine; 
*J  Thy  bliss  is  all  above;  . 
Here,  pains  and  dying  groans  are  thine  ; 
There,  rest,  and  joy,  and  love. 

2  Could  but  a  wish  detain  thee  now, 

That  wish  we  would  not  breathe  ; 
The  crown  is  ready  for  thy  brow, 
An  amaranthine  wreath. 

3  Commissioned  angels  wait  to  bear 

Thy  spirit  to  its  home ; 
Where  flowers  of  paradise  appear 
In  everlasting  bloom. 

4  To  every  earthly  care  adieu  ; 

Xo  more  shall  pains  oppress, 
The  heavenly  shore  appears  in  view, 

The  port  of  endless  rest.  A.  Brown. 


960 


8s,  7s  &  4. 
Protracted  .Meeting-. 


1  TTAIL,  ye  days  of  solemn  meeting! 
11  Hail,  ye  days  of  praise  and  prayer  ! 
Far  from  earthly  scenes  retreating, 

In  your  blessings  we  would  share. 

Sacred  meeting, 
In  your  blessings  we  would  share. 

2  Be  thou  near  us.  blessed  Saviour, 

Still  at  morn  and  eve  the  same, 
Give  us  faith  that  cannot  waver, 
Kindle  in  us  heaven's  own  fiame. 

Blessed  Saviour, 
Kindle  in  us  heaven's  own  flame. 

3  When  the  fervent  prayer  is  glowing, 

Sacred  Spirit,  hear  that  prayer: 
When  the  choral  song  is  flowingj 
Let  that  song  thine  impress  bear. 

Sacred  Spirit, 
Let  that  song  thine  impress  bear. 


promiscuous.        061,  962 

-;  Angel  bands,  there  scenes  frequenting, 

Often  may  your  praises  wake, 
Oft  may  joy  o'er  souls  repenting 
From  your  lipi  melodious  break. 

Oft  may  anthems 

From  your  lips  melodious  break. 

L  Sinner,  while  these  days  are  spending, 

From  tiiy  sins  consent  to  part  ; 

Fee  the  Saviour  o'er  thee  bending  ; 

Wilt  thou  grieve  him  from  thy  heart? 

Dying  sinner, 
Wilt  thou  grieve  him  from  thy  heart? 
€  Sinner,  let  thy  hours  are  fleeting, 
Soon  these  scenes  will  pass  away, 
Hear  the  God  of  love  entreating, 
Sinner,  yield  thy  heart  to-day  ; 

Yield  to  Jesus, 
Sinner,  yield  thy  heart  to-day. 

yOl  (-    VL  Mcir,  Clarendon. 

Mederatum-i  cr,  the  Saint  indeed.     I'hil.  iv.  .". 
i  OAPPY  the  man,  whose  cautious  steps 
JHL  Still  ke«~p  tiie  golden  mean  ; 
Whose  lite,  by  wisdom's  rules  well  formed, 
Declares  a  conscience  clean. 
•  of  himself  he  highly  thinks, 
Nor  acts  the  boaster's  part. 
His  modest  tongue  the  language  speaks 
Of  his  still  humbler  heart. 
0  Not  In  base  scandal's  art  he  deals, 
Tor  truth  dwells  in  his  breast  ; 
With  grief  he  sees  his  neighbor's  faults, 

And  thinks  and  hopes  the  best. 
What  blessings  bounteous  Heaven  bestows 

.  s  with  thankful  heart  ; 
With  temperance  he  both  eats  and  drinks, 

And  gives  the  poor  a  part. 
Not  on  the  world  hi3  heart  is  set, 

Mis  treasure  is  above; 
Nothing  beneath  the  sovereign  good 
Can  claim  his  highest  love. 

Rippon's  Coll. 


962 
H 


E  ARTS  of  stonp,  relent,  relent; 
I'rsrak,  by  Jesus'  cro^s  subdued  ; 


963 PROMISCUOUS. 

£ee  his  body,  mangled,  rent, 

Covered  with  a  gore  of  blood ; 
Sinful  soul,  what  hast  thou  done  ?  , 
Murdered  God's  eternal  Son. 

2  Yes,  our  sins  have  done  the  deed, 

Drove  the  nails  that  fixed  him  there  j 
Crowned  with  thorns  his  sacred  head, 

Pierced  him  with  a  soldier's  spear; 
Made  his  soul  a  sacrifice, 
For  a  sinful  world  he  dies. 

3  Will  you  let  him  die  in  vain  ? 

Still  to  death  pursue  your  Lord  ? 
Open  tear  his  wounds  again  ? 

Trample  on  his  precious  blood? 
Y*o,  with  all  my  sins  I'll  part ; 
Saviour,  take  my  broken  heart. 

Q/^Q  CM.  Plymouth. 

c/\*0       Satan's  various  Temptations, 
1  J  HATE  the  tempter  and  his  charms; 
i-  I  hate  his  flattering  breath  ; 
The  serpent  takes  a  thousand  forms, 
To  cheat  our  souls  to  death. 
!i  He  feeds  our  hopes  with  airy  dreams, 
Or  kills  with  slavish  fear  ; 
And  holds  ns  still  in  wide  extremes, 
Presumption  or  despair. 

3  Xow  he  persuades,  "  How  easy  'tis, 

"To  walk  the  road  to  heaven!" 
Anon,  he  swells  our  sins,  and  cries, 
"  They  cannot  be  forgiven." 

4  He  bids  young  sinners  "  yet  forbear 

"  To  think  of  God  or  death  ; 
H  For  prayer  and  devotion  are 
M  But  melancholy  breath." 

5  He  tells  the  aged,  "they  must  die, 

"  And  'tis  too  late  to  pray  ; 
M  In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cry, 
"  For  they  have  lost  their  day." 

6  Thus  he  supports  his  cruel  throne 

By  mischief  and  deceit ; 
And  drags  the  sons  of  Adam  down 
To  darkness  and  the  pit. 

7  Almighty  God,  cut  short  his  power  j 

Let  him  in  darkness  dwell ; 


PROMISCUOUS.         064,  965 

And,  that  he  vex  the  ea»-th  no  more, 

Confine  him  down  to  hell.  Watts. 

y04  ~s-  Pleyel's  Hymn,  Warner. 

1  ]V[OW  begin  the  heavenly  theme  ; 
l^i    Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name  ; 
Ye,  who  Jesus'  kindness  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  low. 

2  Ye,  who  ?ee  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on  ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

3  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears. 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears, 

See  your  puilt  and  curse  remove. 
Cancelled  by  redeeming  love. 

4  Welcome,  all  by  sin  oppressed, 
Welcome  to  his  sacred  rest: 
Nothing  brought  him  from  above, 
Nothing — but  redeeming  love. 

5  Hither,  then,  your  music  bring, 
Strike  aloud  each  joyful  string; 
Mortals,  join  the  hosts  above — 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love. 

Spiritual  So^gs 

f\f*~  k'    ™«  Nantwich,  Antigua. 

i/OO  .5  Sight  of  Christ  makes  Death  easy. 

1  VOW  have  our  hearts  embraced  our  God  ; 
-  ^    We  would  forcet  all  earthly  charms, 
And  wish  to  die  as  Simeon  would, 

With  his  young  Saviour  in  his  arms. 

2  Our  lips  should  learn  that  joyful  song, 

Were  but  our  hearts  prepared  like  his  ; 
Our  souls  still  waiting  to  be  gone, 
And  at  thy  word  depart  in  peace. 

3  Here  we  have  seen  thy  face,  O  Lord, 

And  viewed  salvation  with  our  eyes, 
Tasted  and  felt  the  living  Word, 
The  bread  descending  from  the  skies. 

4  Thou  hast  prepared  this  dying  Lamb, 

Hast  set  his  blood  before  our  face, 
To  teach  the  terrors  of  thy  name, 
And  show  the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 


969 PROMISCUOUS. 

5  Shout,  ye  saints,  with  admiration; 

Fill  with  songs  the  wide  creation, 

Since  he's  risen  from  the  grave : 

Shout  with  joy  and  acclamation, 

To  the  Rock  of  your  salvation, 

Who  alone  hath  power  to  save. 

yOi/  Us*       Immanuel,  Harvest  Hymn. 

The  Great  Harvest ;  or  the  End  of  the  World. 

Matt.  xiii.  17. 

1  rpHE  fields  are   all  white,  and  the  harvest 

A       is  near, 
The   reapers   now   with  their    sharp    sickles 

appear 
To  reap  down  the    fields,   and  the  wheat  to 

secure ; 
Bui  the  tares  must  for  ever  the  firs  endure. 

2  Come,  then,  O  my  soul,  meditate  on  that  day 
When    all    things    in   nature  shall    melt   and 

decay, 
When  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  angels 

appear 
To  reap  down  the  earth,  both  the  wheat  and 

the  tare. 

3  But  hear  the  great  Judge,  in  that  dread  day's 

alarms, 
Say,  gather  my  saints,  bring  them  all  to  my 

arms ; 
That  terrible  plagues  may  be  poured  out  on 

those 
Who  dared   to  blaspheme,  and   my  saints  to 

oppose. 

4  Assemble,  ye  nations  ;  your  sentence  receive ; 
No  more  shall  my  word  you  invite  to  believe; 
My  judgment  is  right;   my  great   sentence  is 

just; 
Come  hither,  ye   blessed — but   depart,  all  ye 
cursed  ! 

5  O  sinners,  take   warning,  and  seek  now  the 

Lord  ; 
This  truth   is   most   certain— 'tis  Jesus'  own 

word — 
That  all  true  believers  in  glory  shall  dwell, 
But  all  unbelievers  must  sink  down   to  bell. 


PROMISCUOUS.  970.  971 

6  Farewell !  be  entreited  to  ponder  your  way  ; 
Repent,  hear  his  voire — he  invites  you  to-day  ; 
Our  souls   to   his   throne   let   us  pour  out  iu 

prayer, 
And  may'  we  be  prepared  to    meet  Christ  in 

the  air. 

970  lls-  Hintoa. 

1  rpHE  Lord    is   our  shepherd,  our  guardian, 
x       and  guide, 

Whatever  we  want  he  will  kindly  provide  ; 
To    the    sheep    of  his    pasture    his    mercies 

abound, 
His  care  and    protection    his    flock    will  sur- 
round. 
12  The  Lord  is  our  shepherd  ;    what   then  shall 
we  fear  ? 
What  danger  can  frighten  us  while  he  is  near? 
Not  when  the  time  calls  us  to  walk  through 

the  vale 
Of  the  shadow  of  death,  shall  our  hearts  ever 
fail. 

3  Though    afrni'I    of    ourselves,    to    pursue    the 

dark  way. 
Thy  rod    and    thy  staff  be    our  comfort    ind 

^rav  : 
For  we    know    by  thy  guidance,  when    Otoee 

it  is  pa-t. 
To  a  fountain  of  life  it  will  bring  us  at  Inst. 

4  The  Lord  is  become  our  salvation  and  son::. 
His  blessings    have    followed    us  all    our  life 

Ions  ; 
His  name  will  we  praise  while  we  have  any 

breath  ; 
He  cheerful  in  life,  and  be  happy  in  death. 

Lyrt. 


971 


C.   M. 


1  HPHOU  art  my  refuge,  O  my  God  ; 

A    In  thee  I  safely  trust: 
Sweet  comforts  riow  from  thy  blest  worn, 
The  solace  of  :he  just. 

2  When  waves  of  trouble  peer  m'   ml'. 

And  tempests  rr.;md   i,v   rOSf  : 


972.  973        PROMISCUOUS. 

In  thy  pavilion  hide  my  soul, 
Until  the  storm  be  o'er. 

3  At  thy  command  did  waves  subside, 

When,  on  the  stormy  sea, 
His  bark  the  pilot  could  not  guide, 
And  none  could  save  but  thee. 

4  While  tossed  by  winds  far  from  the  shore, 

By  waves  and  tempests  driven, 
Pilot  my  bark  the  surges  o'er, 
And  give  me  rest  in  heaven.      A.  Brown. 

Q^Q  C-    M*  Barby,  Alby. 

•7  I  W  Acknowledging  God^s  Hand. — Morning. 

1  TJS7HAT  secret  hand,  at  morning  light, 

v  T    Softly  unseals  mine  eye, 
Draws  back  the  curtain  of  the  night, 
And  opens  earth  and  sky  ? 

2  'Tis  thine,  my  God — the  same  that  kept 

My  resting  hours  from  harm  ; 

No  ill  came  nigh  me,  for  I  slept 

Beneath  th'  Almighty's  arm. 

3  'Tis  thine — my  daily  bread  that  brings, 

Like  manna  scattered  round, 
And  clothes  me  as  the  lily  springs 
In  beauty  from  the  ground. 

4  In  death's  dark  valley  though  I  stray, 

'Twould  there  my  steps  attend, 
Guide  with  the  staff  my  lonely  way, 
And  with  the  rod  defend. 

5  May  that  sure  hand  uphold  me  still 

Through  life's  uncertain  race, 
To  bring  me  to  thine  holy  hill, 
And  To  thy  dwelling-place.     Montgomebt. 

O^Q  k*   ^*  Darwen,  Armley. 

«7  »  O  God  ready  to  forgive  :  or,  Despair  sinful. 

1  \STHAT  menn  these  jealousies  and  fears. 

**     As  if  the  Lord  was  loath  to  save, 
Or  loved  to  see  us  drenched  in  tears, 
And  sink  with  sorrow  to  the  grave  ? 

2  Does  he  want  slaves  to  grace  his  throne  ? 

Or  rules  he  by  an  iron  rod  ? 
Loves  he  the  deep,  despairing  groan  ? 
Is  he  a  tyrant,  or  a  God  ? 


prom isc rors.        S74.  97r> 

3  Not  all  the  sins  which  we  have  wrought 

So  much  his  tender  bowels  grieve, 
As  this  unkind,  injurious  thought, 
That  he's  unwilling  to  forgive. 

4  What  though  our  crimes  are  black  as  night, 

Or  glowing  like  the  crimson  morn  ? 
Immanuel's  blood  will  make  them  white 
As  snow  through  the  pure  ether  borne. 

5  Lord,  'tis  amazinn  prare  we  own. 

And  well  may  rebel  WOHVK  surprise  ; 
But  was  not  thy  incarnate  J>on 
A  most  amazing  sacrifice? 

6  "I've  found  a  ransom."  paith  the  Lord  ; 

u  No  humble  penitent  shall  die  ;" 
Lord,  we  would  now  believe  thy  word, 
And  thy  unbounded  mercies  try  ! 

»CTOGDO>. 
J7T  4  C«    Mi  L'-L.ir.cn,  Gre*nwa!k. 

1  VVTHEX  ploomv  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

▼  ▼    The  trembling  heart  invade, 
And  all  the  fice  of  nature  wears 
A  universal  Bbad  5  .— 

2  Religion's  dictates  can  assuage 

The  tempest  of  the  soul, 
And  every  fear  shall  cease  to  ra^e 
At  her  divine  control. 

3  Through  life's  bewildered,  darksome  way. 

Her  baud  unerring  leads  ; 
And,  o'er  the  path,  her  heavenly  ray 
A  cheering  lustre  «heds. 

4  When  feeble  reason,  tired  and  blind, 

Sinks  helpless  and  afraid, 
This  blest  supporter  of  the  mind 
.\tl"»rds  a  powerful  aid. 

5  O.  may  our  hearts  confess  her  power, 

And  find  a  swett  relief. 
To  brighten  every   cloomy  hour. 
And  soften  every  priet*. 

r\ij  ~  CM.  Fu:,eral  Thought 

Yf  I  Q      The  Death  and  Burial  of  a  Samt. 
1   VI THY  do  we  mourn  departing  friend6, 
**     Or  rhnk"  at  dra'h's  storms? 


976  PROMISCUOUS. 


'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends, 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow, 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  tiesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  blest, 

And  softened  every  bed : 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  their  dying  Head? 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascended  high, 

And  showed  our  feet  the  way : 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise  : 
Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground  ; 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies  !  Watts. 


976 


L.    M.  Orlaiid. 

Christ's  Address  to  the  Church  at  Ephesvs. 
Rev.  ii.  1—7. 

1  rriHUS  saith  the  Lord  to  Ephesus, 

A    And  thus  he  speaks  to  some  of  us  : 
11  Amidst  my  churches,  lo,  I  stand, 
"  And  hold  the  pastors  in  my  hand. 

2  "  Thy  works  to  me  are  fully  known  ; 
11  Thy  patience  and  thy  toil  I  own  : 
"Thy  views  of  gospel  truth  are  clear; 
44  Nor  canst  thou  other  doctrine  bear. 

3  "Yet  I  must  blame,  while  I  approve: 
"  Where  is  thy  first,  thy  fervent  love  ? 
"Dost  thou  forget  my  love  to  thee, 

"  That  thine  is  grown  so  faint  to  me  ? 

4  "Recall  to  mind  the  hnpr»v  days, 

"  When  tbou  wast  filled  with  jyy  and  praise  ; 
"Repent—  thy  former  works  renew; 
"Then  1-11  restore  thy  conifoits  too 

5  "Return  at  once,  when  I  repnovr, 
"Lest  I  thy  candlestick  reuiuv  , 


PROMISCUOUS.         977,  973 

11  And  thou,  too  late,  thy  loss  lament  : 
"  1  'warn  before  I  strike: — Repent." 
6  Hearken  to  what  the  Spirit  saith, 
To  him  who  overcomes  by  faith: 
"The  fruit  of  life's  unfading  tree, 
"In  paradise,  his  food  shall  be."     Newton. 

i)7  /  C«    M.  York,  Camt.r:i;e. 

Christ's  Address  to  the  Church  at  Smyrna. 

Rev.  ii.  11. 

1  rpflE  message  first  to  Smyrna  sent, 

A    A  message  full  of  grace, 
To  all  the  Saviour's  flock  is  meant, 
In  every  age  and  place. 

2  Thus  to  his  church,  his  chosen  bride, 

Saith  the  great  First  and  Last, 
Who  ever  lives — though  once  he  died: 
"  Hold  thy  profession  fast. 

3  "  Thy  works  and  sorrow  well  I  know, 

"Performed  and  borne  foi  me  ; 
"  Poor  though  thou  art,  despised  and  low, 

"Vet  who  is  rich  like  thee? 
A  "I  know  thy  foes,  and  what  they  say, 

"  Uow  K»ng  they  have  blasphemed  ; 
"The  synagogue  of  Satan,  they, 

"Though  they  would  Jews  be  deemed. 

5  "Though  Satan  for  a  season  rage, 

"And  prisons  be  your  lot, 
M  T  ;i!n  your  friend,  and   I  engage 
"  You  shall  not  be  forgot. 

6  "  Be  faithful  unto  death,  nor  fear 
"  A  few  short  days  of  strife  : 
Behold  the  prize  you  soon  shall  wear — 
"  A  crown  of  endless  life." 


978 


7s  &C  Cfi.  ArrV«.rdnm. 

Christ's  Address  to  Vie.  Church  at  Sardis. 
Rev.  iii.  1—6. 
"VITRITE  to  Sardis,"  saith  the  Lord, 
**    "And  write  what  he  declares — 
"  lie  whose  Spirit,  and  whose  Word, 
"  Upholds  the  seven  Man  - 
31 


99g PROMISCUOUS. 

"All  thy  works  and  ways  I  search, 
"Find  thy  zeal  and  love  decayed: 

"Thou  art  "called  a  living  church, 
"  But  thou  art  cold  and  dead. 

2  "  Watch — remember — seek,  and  strive  ; 

"Exert  thy  former  pains: 
"  Let  thy  timely  care  revive, 

"  And  strengthen  what  remains. 
"  Cleanse  thy  heart,  thy  works  amend ; 

"  Former  times  to  mind  recall : 
"Lest  my  sudden  stroke  descend, 

"And  smite  thee  once  for  all. 

3  "  Yet  I  number  now  in  thee, 

"  A  few  who  are  upright ; 
"These  my  Father's  face  shall  see4 

"  And  walk  with  me  in  white  : 
"  When  in  judgment  I  appear, 

"They  for  mine  shall  stand  confessed: 
"  Let  my  faithful  servants  hear, 

"  And*  wo  be  to  the  rest."  Cowper. 


979 


L.    M.  Oporto,  Leyden. 

Christ's  Address  to  the  Church  at  Philadelphia. 
Rev.  iii.  7—13. 

1  npHUS  saith  the  Holy  One.  and  true, 
1    To  his  beloved  faithful  few: 
"Of  heaven  and  hell  I  hold  the  keys, 
"To  shut  or  open,  as  I  please. 

0  "  I  know  thy  works,  and  I  approve  ; 

"  Though  small  thy  strength,  sincere  thy  love  : 
"Go  on  my  word  and  name  to  own, 
"  For  none  shall  rob  thee  of  thy  crown. 

3  "  Before  thee  see  my  mercy's  door 

"  Ftands  open  wide,  to  shut  no  more: 
"Fear  not  temptation's  fiery  day, 
"For  I  will  be  thy  strength  and  stay. 

4  "Thou  hast  my  promise — hold  it  fast; 
"Thy  trying  hour  will  soon  be  past: 
"Rejoice — for  lo!   1  quickly  come, 
"To  take  thee  to  my  heavenly  home. 

1  "  A  pillar  there,  no  more  to  move, 
"Inscribed  with  all  my  name*  of  love; 
"  A  monument  of  mighty  grace, 

*'  Thou  shalt  for  ever  have  a  place." 


PROMISCUOUS. 980 

b'  Such  is  the  conqueror's  reward, 
Prepared  and  promised  by  the  Lord : 
Let  him  who  hath  the  ear  of  faith, 
Attend  to  what  the  Spirit  saith.       Newtow. 


980 


L.    M.  Ne-wrourt,  Rot!  well. 

Christ1  s  .Iddre^s  to  the.  Church  at  Laodicea. 
Rev.  iii.  14—20. 

1  TTEAR  what  the  Lord,  the  great  Amen, 
-Tl  The  true  and  faithful  Witness,  says: 
He  formed  the  vast  creation's  plan, 

And  searches  all  our  ^earts  and  ways. 

2  To  some  he  speaks,  as  once  of  old, 

"I  know  thee — thy  profession's  vain: 
•'Since  thou  art  neither  hot  nor  cold, 
"  I'll  spit  thee  from  me  with  disdain. 

3  "Thou  boastest,  'I  am  wise  and  rich, 

"  '  Increased  in  goods,  and  nothing  need  ;' 
<;  And  dost  not  know  thou  art  a  wretch, 
"Naked,  and  poor,  and  blind,  and  dead. 

4  "Vet  while  I  thus  rebuke,  I  love: 

"  My  message  is  in  mercy  sent, 
"  That  thou  mayst  my  compassion  prove  : 
"  I  can  forgive,  if  thou  repent. 

5  "  Wouldst  thou  be  truly  rich  and  wiser 

"Come,  buy  my  gold,  in  fire  well  tried — 
"  My  ointment,  to  anoint  thine  eyes — 

"My  robe,  thy  nakedness  to  hide. 
C  "See,  at  thy  door  I  stand  and  knock: 

"  Poor  sinner,  shall  I  wait  in  viin  ? 
"  Quickly  thy  stubborn  heart  unlock, 

"That  I  may  enter  with  my  train." 


981,  982  PRAYER  AND 


PRAYER  AND   CONFERENCE 
MEETINGS. 


981 


L.   M.   6l.  Eaton,  Amerira. 

1  4  LL  hail,  thou  lovely  Lamb  of  God  ; 
-t*-  This  day  with  us  make  thine  abode, 

And  cheer  our  spirits  with  thy  love  ; 
We  long  to  see  thy  smiling  face, 
We  would  pursue  "the  Christian  race 

To  thy  eternal  realms  above. 

2  O,  heal  the  sick,  and  raise  the  dead, 
And  feed  us  with  immortal  bread  ; 

Warm  every  heart,  loose  every  tongue  ; 
O,  let  thy  love  our  souls  inflame  ; 
We  shall  rejoice  to  praise  thy  name, 

And  make  redeeming  love  our  song. 

3  We  love  thy  courts  ;  O,  let  us  feel 
More  of  thy  love  ;  we're  thirsting  still ; 

Our  souls  for  larger  draughts  would  soar  ; 
Nor  would  we  e'er  contented  be, 
Till  all  our  souls  are  made  like  thee, 

And  safely   reach    the    heavenly  shore. 

Allt.n*e. 

f\QO  I*    M.  Blendon,  Tallis' Evening  Hymn. 

yo*»     Loving- Kindness.    Isa.  Ixiii.  7. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  soul,  to  joyful  lays, 

-*-  And  sing  the  great  Redeemer's  praise  ; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  me  ; 
His  loving-kindness,  oh,  how  free ! 

2  He  saw  me  ruined  in  the  fall, 
Yet  loved  me  notwithstanding  all ; 
He  saved  me  from  my  lost  estate  ; 
His  loving-kindness,  oh,  how  great ! 

3  Though  numerous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Though  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose, 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along  ; 

His  loving-kindness,  oh,  how  strong  ! 

4  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gathered  thick,  and  thundered  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood  ; 
His  loving-kindness,  oh,  how  good  ! 


CONFERENCE  MEETINGS.     983,  934 

5  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Jesus  to  depart  ; 
But  though  I  have  him  oft  forgot, 
His  loving-kindness  changes  not. 

6  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 
Soon  all  my  mortal  powers  must  fail ; 
Oh,  may  my  last  expiring  breath 

His  loving-kindne-s  sing  in  death. 

Medley. 

9oO  L-    Bf.  Truro,  Cheitcr. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes  ; 
--»■  See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise, 
In  long  array,  a  numerous  host ; 
Awake,  my  soul!   or  thou  art  lost. 

2  See  where  rebellious  passions  rage, 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage  j 
The  meanest  foe  of  all  that  train 

Has  thousands  and  ten  thousands  slain. 

3  Thou  tread'st  upon  enchanted  ground  ; 
Peril!  and  snares  beset  thee  round  ; 
Beware  of  all,  guard  every  part, — 
But  most  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 

4  Clad  in  the  armor,  from  above, 

Of  heavenly  truth,  and  heavenly  love, 
Come  new,  my  bouI,  the  charm  repel, 
And  powers  of  earth  and  powers  cf  hell. 

Bassauus. 

9^4  C.    M.  Barby,  Victory. 

1  p  LEST  be  the  dear,  uniting  love, 
-S^   That  will  not  let  us  part  j 

Our  bodies  may  far  oft*  remove — 

We  still  are  one  in  heart. 
•2  J«  ined  in  one  Spirit  to  our  Head, 

Where  he  appoints  we  go  ; 
And  still  in  Jesus'  footsteps  tread, 

And  show  his  praise  below. 

2  Partakers  of  the  Saviour's  grace, 

-  ime  in  mind  and  heart, 
Nor  joy,  nor  grief,  nor  time,  nor  placo, 
Nor  life,  nor  death  can  part. 
I   I"  it   lei  us  hasten  to  the  day. 
Which  shall  our  !'. 


065,  986  PRAYER  AND 

When  death  shall  all  be  done  away, 
And  Christians  part  no  more!        Weslet. 

r\  q  "  L.    M.  Wells,  Duke  Street. 

*yOO      Welcome  to  Christian  Friends. 
i  T5RETHREN,  beloved  for  Jesus*  sake, 
-flj  A  hearty  welcome  here  receive  ; 
May  we  together  now  partake 
The  joys  which  he  alone  can  give  ! 
2  May  he,  at  whose  kind  care  we  meet, 
Send  his  good  Spirit  from  above  ; 
Make  our  communications  sweet, 
And  cause  our  hearts  to  barn  with  love  ! 
2  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme, 

When  thus  we  meet  to  pray  and  praise  ; 
We  only  wish  to  speak  of  him, 
And  tell  the  wonders  of  his  grace. 

4  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did  and  said, 

His  sufferings  and  his  dying  love, 

The  path  he  marked  fur  us  to  tread, 

And  how  he  triumphs  now  above. 

5  Thus  as  the  moments  pass  away, 

We'll  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore; 
Then  hasten  on  the  glorious  day, 

When  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

f"VO/?  CM.       Turner,  Knaresborou^h. 

VOO  The  Throne  of  Grace. 

1  |^i OME  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace; 
v^/   Our  great  High-Priest  is  there  ; 
Come,  venture  to  that  holy  place, 

Beneath  his  guardian  care. 

2  Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace, 

Where  Jesus  kindly  pleads; 
Ours  cannot  be  a  desperate  case, 
While  Jesus  intercedes. 

3  Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace, 

The  centre  of  his  love  ; 
Where  swee*  attractions  never  cease, 
To  draw  our  hearts  above. 
•1  Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace  ; 
The  Saviour's  pierced  heart 
Is  touched,  with  our  amicted  case, 
In  its  most  tender  part. 
o  Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace, 
And  ali  our  trials  name ; 


CONFERENCE  MEETINGS.     987,988 


In  every  point  our  Lord  will  trace, 
That  he  endured  the  same. 

6  Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace, 

With  all  our  wants  and  fears; 
The  Saviour's  hand  shall  kindly  chase 
Away  the  bitterest  tears. 

7  Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace  ; 

There  shall  our  spirits  soar; 
There   we  will  pray,  and  never  cease, 
Till  time  shall  be  no  more.  Gem6. 


98: 


Us*  £■  10s.      Crme,  ye  Disconsolate. 


1  pOME,  ye  disconsolate,    where'er  ye   km- 
Vy      guish. 

Come  to  the  mercy  seat,  fervently  knee!  ; 
Here    bring  your   wounded    hearts,  here   tel? 

your  anguish  ; 
Earth  has  no  sorrows  that   hearer*    cannot 

heal. 

2  Joy  of  the  comfortless,  light  of  the  straying, 

Hope  of  the  penitent,  fadeless  and  pure  ; 
He  speaks,  the  Comforter,  in  mercy  saying — 
Earth  has  no  Borrows  that   heaven    cannot 
cure. 

3  Here  see  the  bread  of  life  ;  see  waters  flowing 

Forth  from  the   throne  of  God,  pure   from 
above  ; 
Come  to  the  feast  prepared — come  ever  know- 
ing 

Earth  has  no  sorrows  but   heaven   c?.n   re- 
move. Spiritual  Songs. 


988 


7s  &:  6s.  | 

Social  fleeting. 

DRAW  nigh  to  us,  Jehovah, 
In  our  solemn  meeting  ; 
Id  this  propitious  hour, 
»>,  may  we  feel  thy  power, 

In  this  social  meeting. 
Draw  nigh  to  us,  blest  Je3us, 

In  our  solemn  meeting  ; 
O,  may  we  find  thy  favor, 
Thou  ever  blessed  Saviour, 

In  this  social  meeting. 


939,  990  PRAYER  AND 

3  Draw  nigh  to  us,  blest  Spirit, 

In  our  solemn  meeting; 

Convince  and  renovate  us, 

Anew  in  Christ  create  us, 

In  this  social  meeting. 

989  C-    M.  Hymn  10,  Clarendon. 

1  TYERE,  in  thy  presence,  O  our  God, 
AJL  We've  met  to  seek  thy  face  j 

O,  let  lis  feel  th'  eternal  word, 
And  feast  upon  thy  grace. 

2  O,  may  this  be  a  happy  hour, 

To  every  mourning  soul  ; 
Display  thy  love,  make  known  thy  power, 
And  make  the  wounded  whole. 

3  O,  may  I    speak  of  heavenly  fire, 

Each  stupid  soul  in!iame, 
And  sacred  love  our  tongues  inspire 
To  praise  thy  worthy  name. 

4  Let  every  soul  the  Saviour  see, 

And  taste  his  love  divine  ; 

And  every  heart  for  ever  be 

United,  Lord,  with  thine. 


990 


L.    M.  Euckf.eld,  NnHricfc. 

1  JTOW  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds, 
"    In  union  sweet,  according  minds! 
How  swift  the  heavenly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  and  faith,  and  hopes  are  one  ! 

2  To  each,  the  soul  of  each  how  dear! 
What  jealous  love,  what  holy  fear! 
How  doth  the  generous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanse  from  sin  ! 

3  Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow, 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  wo  j 
Their  ardent  prayers  together  rise, 
Like  mingled  flames  in  sacrifice. 

4  Together  oft  they  seek  the  place, 
Where  God  reveals  his  awful  face;— 
At  length  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heaven  of  joy — because  of  love. 

BaR3AULD. 


C ( ) X F EKENCE  MEETINGS.     991   9V2 
a  '  .  -  —  ■    i  a 

rvf\-|  0.    II.  Birby,  Ferry. 

JJ1  The  Heavenly  Jerusalem. 

1    JERUSALEM!  my  glorious  home  I 
*J    Name  ever  dear  to  me! 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee? 
9  0  when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 
Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend, 
Where  congregations  ne'er  break  Ufv, 
And  Sabbaths  have  no  end? 

3  There  happier  bowers  than  Eden's  bloom, 

Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know  ; 
Blest  seats  '.  through  rude  and  stormy  scenes 
I  onward  press  to  you. 

4  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  wo, 

Or  feel,  at  death,  dismay  ? 
I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

5  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets,  there, 

Aiound  my  Saviour  stand  ; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
WiH  join  the  glorious  band. 

6  Jerusalem!  my  glorious  home! 

My  soul  still  pants  for  thee  ; 
Then  shall  my  labor?  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  joyi  shall  sec. 

KoWTRffMXitr. 


992 


L.  M.  Marfe:;*. 


1  JESUS,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 

«J    There  they  behold  thy  mercy  se?.t  ; 
Where'er  they  seek  the-?,  thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

2  Here  may  we  prove  Che  power  of  prayer, 
To  strengthen  faith  and  sweeten  care; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 

And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 

3  Lord,  we  are  few,  but  thou  art  near; 
Nor  short  thine  arm,  nor  deaf  thine  ear  ; 
O,  rend  the  heavens,  come  quickly  down, 
And  make  a  thousand  heart?  thine  own. 


993.  994,  995    prayer  and 

ytK>  C.    M.  Calcutta,  Winter. 

1  T   ORD,  when  together  here  we  meet, 
-i-4  And  taste  thy  heavenly  grace, 
Thy  smiles  are  so  divinely  sweet, 

We're  loath  to  leave  the  place. 

2  But,  Father,  since  it  is  thy  will 

That  we  must  part  again, 
O,  may  thy  special  presence  still, 
With  every  one  remain.  • 

3  And  let  us  all  in  Christ  be  one, 

Bound  with  the  cords  of  love  ; 
Till  we,  before  thy  glorious  throne, 
Shall  joyful  meet  above. 

4  All  sin  and  sorrow  from  each  heart 

Shall  then  for  ever  fly  ; 
Nor  shall  a  thought,  that  we  must  part, 
Once  interrupt  our  joy. 

QA  i  C.    M.  London,  Braintree. 

i/i/x  Praise  to  Ood  for  hearing  Prayer.   Ps.  66. 

1  \TO\V  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
1  i    To  that  Almighty  Power, 

Who  heard  the  long  "requests  I  made 
In  my  distressful  hour. 

2  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 

To  make  his  mercies  known; 
Come,  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
The  wonders  he  hath  done. 

3  When  on  my  head  huge  sorrows  fell, 

I  sought  his  heavenly  aid  ; 
Ke  saved  my  sinking  soul  from  hell, 
And  death's  eternal  shade. 

4  If  sin  lay  covered  in  my  heart, 

While  prayer  employed  my  tonsrue, 
The  Lord  had  shown  me  no  regard, 
Ncr  I  his  praises  sung. 

5  But  God — his  name  be  ever  blest — 

Hath  set  my  spirit  free, 
Nor  turned  from  him  my  poor  request, 
Xor  turned  his  heart  from  me.  Watt?. 

L.    M.  Portugal,  Duke  Street. 

Jit  a  Church  Meeting  before  Experiences* 
OW  we  are  met  in  holy  fear 
To  hear  tha  happy  saints  declare 


995 

1  N°, 


COXFEREXCE  MEETINGS.     9(J6.  997 

The  free  compassions  of  a  God, 
The  virtues  of  a  Saviour's  blood. 

2  Jesus,  assist  them  now  to  tell 

What  they  have  felt,  and  now  do  feel  ; 
O  Saviour,  help  them  to  express 
The  wonders  of  triumphant  grace. 

3  While  to  the  church  they  freely  own 
What  for  their  souls  the  Lord  hath  done, 
We  join  to  praise  eternal  love, 

And  heighten  all  the  joys  above.     Buunham. 


1)96 


C.    M.  st.  Ann'*. 

Social   Worship. 

1  f\  LORD,  our  languid  souls  inspire, 
yJ  For  here  we  trust  thou  art ; 
Send  down  a  coal  of  heavenly  lire, 

To  warm  each  waiting  heart. 

2  Show  us  some  token  of  thy  love, 

Our  fainting  hope  to  raise  ; 
And  pour  thy  blessing  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

3  Within  these  walls  let  holy  praise, 

And  love,  and  concord  dwell  ; 
II.  re  give  the  troubled  conscience  peace, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  The  feeling  heart,  the  melting  eye, 

The  humble  mind  bestow; 
And  shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
make  our  graces  grow. 

5  May  we  in  faith  receive  thy  word, 

In  faith  present  our  prayers; 
And,  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord, 
Unbosom  all  our  cares. 

6  And  may  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

Enforced  by  mighty  t,rrace, 
Awaken  many  sinners  round, 
To  come  and  fill  the  place.  Nbwtom. 


C    M.  Miller. 

Fell  our  ship.     Col.  ii.  2. 


997 

1   /^^R  souls,  by  love  together  knit, 
V-f  Cemented,  mixed  in  one — 
One  hope,  one  heart,  one  mind,  one  voice— 
'Tis  heaven  on  earth  begun. 


998  PRAYER  AND 


Our  hearts  have  often  burned  within, 

And  glowed  with  sacred  fire, 
While  Jesus  spoke,  and  fed,  and  blest, 

And  filled  th'  enlarged  desire. 

2  We're  soldiers,  fighting  for  our  God  ; 

Let  trembling  cowards  fly: 
We'll  stand  unshaken,- firm,  and  fixed — 

With  Christ  to  live  and  die. 
Let  devils  rage,  and  hell  assail, 

We'll  fight  our  passage  through: 
Let  foes  unite,  and  friends  desert — 

We'll  seize  the  crown  in  view. 

3  The  little  cloud  increases  still ; 

The  Heavens  are  big  with  rain : 
We  wait  to  catch  the  teeming  shower, 

And  all  its  moisture  drain. 
A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent  flows ; 

But  pour  a  mighty  flood: 
O,  sweep  the  nations,  shake  the  earth, 

Till  all  proclaim  thee  God.  Lyre. 


998 


P.  M. 


1  'rplS  pleasant  to  sing 

A    The  sweet  praise  of  our  King, 
As  here  in  this  valley  of  sorrows  we  move; 
'Twill  be  pleasanter  still, 
When  we  stand  on  the  hill, 
And  give  thanks    to   our   Saviour,  our   Master, 
above. 

2  'Tis  sweet  to  recline 
On  thy  bosom  divine, 

And  experience  the  comforts  peculiar  to  thine  : 

While,  born  from  above, 

And  upheld  by  thy  love, 
With  singing  and  triumph  to  Zion  we  move. 

3  On  Canaan's  fair  land 
We  shortly  shall  stand, 

With  crowns  on  our  heads,  and  with  harps  in 
our  hands : 

Our  harps  shall  be  tuned  ; 

The  Lamb  shall  be  crowned: — 
Salvation  to  Jesus  through  heaven  resound. 


CONFERENCE  MEETTXG8.    999,1000 


999 


L.   M. 

Exhortation  to  Prayer. 


1  VI7HAT  various  hindrances  we  meet, 

'▼     In   coming  to  a  mercy  seat! 
Vet  who,  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer, 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there? 

2  Prayer  makes  the  darkened  cloud  withdraw  ; 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw  ; 

Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love  ; 
Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight ; 
Prayer  makes  the  Christian's  armor  bright: 
And  Satan  trembles,  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  While  Moses  stood  with  arms  spread  wide, 
Success  was  found  on  Israel's  side  ; 

But  when  through  weariness  they  failed, 
That  moment  Amalek  prevailed. 

5  Have  you  no  words?    ah,  think  again  ! 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow  creature's  ear 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

5  Were  half  the  breath,  thus  vainly  spent. 
To  Heaven  in  supplication  sent, 
Yoar  cheerful  songs  would  oftener  be — 

i    "  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me." 

COWPER. 

|  /-vr\i-v  Us.  Hopkius,  Hictont 

1UUU  Why  sleep  icel 

WHY  sleep  we,  my  brethren?  come,  let  us 
arise : 
O,  why  should  we   slumber   in   sight  of  the 

prize  ? 
Salvation  is  nearer;  our  days  are  far  spent: 
O,  let  us  be  active;  awake"!  and  repent. 
O,  how  can  we  slumber !  the  Master  is  come, 
And  calling  on  sinners  to  seek  them  a  home  : 
The  Spirit  and  Bride  now  in  concert  unite— 
The  weary  they  welcome,  the  careless  invite. 
O,  how  can  we  slumber !  our  foes  are  awake  ; 
To  ruin  poor  souls  every  effort  they  make  • 


PRATER  AND   CONFERENCE   MEETINGS. 

To  accomplish  their  object  no  means  are  un- 
tried— 

The  careless  they  comfort,  the  wakeful  mis- 
guide. 

4  O.  how  can  we  slumber !  when  so  much  was 

done, 
To  purchase  salvation,  by  Jesus,  the  Son! 
Now  mercy  is  proffered,  and  justice  displayed  ; 
Now  God  can  be  honored,  and  sinn  ers  be  saved. 

5  O,  how  can  we  slumber !  when  death  is  so  near, 
And  sinners  are  sinking  in  endless  despair! 
Now  prayers  may  avail,  and  they  gain  the  high 

prize', 
Before  they  in  torment  shall  lift  up  their  eyes. 

6  O,  how  can  we  slumber  !  ye  sinners,  look  round, 
Before  the  last  trumpet  your  hearts  shall  con- 
found : 

Oj  fly  to  the  Saviour  ;   he  calls  you  to-day : 

While  mercy  is  waiting,  O,  make  no  delay. 

Hopkins. 


DOXOLOGIES. 


L.  ML 


PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  j 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below  ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,'  and  HoIy'Ghost. 


i  L.  M. 

\LL  glory  to  thy  wondrous  name, 
Father  of  mercy,  God  of  love  ; 
Tii us  we  exalt  the  Lord,  the  Lamb, 

And  tins  we  praise  the  heavenly  Dove. 


C.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
The  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be  everlasting  honors  paid. 
Henceforth,  for  evermore. 


C.  M. 

HONOR  to  thee,  almighty  Three, 
And  everlasting  One  : 
All  plorv  to  the  Father  be, 
The  Spirit  and  the  Son. 


O  C.  M. 

IET  God  the  Father,  and  the  ^on, 
■*  And  Spirit,  be  adored, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saint*  to  love  the  Lord. 


6—11  DOXOLOGIES. 


6 


8.  M. 

THE  cracc  of  Christ  our  Lord, 
The  Father's  boundless  love, 
The  Spirit's  biest  communion  too, 
Be  with  us  from, above. 


/  S.  M. 

YE  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

8  S.  M. 

GIVE  to  the  Father  praise  ; 
Give  glory  to  the  Son  ; 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honor  done. 


9 


^IVG  we  to  our  God  above, 
^?   Praise  eternal  as  his  love  : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  Heavenly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holv  Ghost. 


10 


C.  P.  M. 


T">  Father,  Son,  and  Ho;y  Ghaut, 
Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  host, 
And  in  the  church  below, 
From  whom  all  creatures  drew  their  breath, 
By  whom  redemption  blessed  the  earth, 
From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 


11 


H.  M. 


TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Your  highest  honors  raise  ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise  , 
With  all  our  powers,  ]    Thy  name  we  sinir, 
Eternal  King,  While  faith  adores. 


12 


DOXOLOGIES.        12.   13,  14 


II.  M. 


TO  out  eternal  God, 
The  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  all  divine, 
Three  mysteries  in  one, 
Salvation,  power,        I     By  all  on  earth, 
And  praise  be    given  |     And  all  in  heaven. 


13 


C.  P.  M. 


]V"OW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
-^1   The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 

Eternal  praise  and  glory  given. 
Through  all  the  worlds  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the   throne, 

And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heaven. 


14 


7s  &  4. 


GLORY  be  to  God  the  Father, 
Glory  to  th'  etnrn^l  Son  ; 
Pound  aloud  the  Spirit's  praises; 
Join  the  elders  round  the  throne  j 

Hallelujah — 
Hail  the  glorious  Three  In  One, 
25 


ANTHEMS. 


Devotion  and  Virtue. 


1  QAVE  me  from  my  foes; 

£5  Shield  me,  Lord,  from  harm  : 
Let  me  safe  repose 

On  thy  mighty  arm. 
Thou  art  God  alone  ; 

Those  who  seek  thy  heavenly  face, 
Thou  wilt  bless,  and  they  shall  own 

Thy  matchless  grace. 

2  Pleasant  is  the  land 

Where  Jehovah's  known, 
Where  a  pious  band 

Bow  before  his  throne, 
"Who,  with  loud  acclaim, 

Sing  his  great  and  wondrous  love, 
Who,  ere  long,  shall  praise  his  name 

With  saints  above. 

3  Let  my  faith  and  love 

WTith  my  years  increase  ; 
Let  me  never  rove 

From  the  pa'bs  of  peace; 
But  through  life  display 

Holy  deeds  and  actions  pure, 
That,  when  life  has  passed  away, 

May  bliss  be  sure. 


Time  flying. 

LIKE  the  rivers,  time  is  gliding ; 
Brightest  hours  have  no  abiding; 
Use  the  golden  moments  well : 
Life  is  wasting, 
Death  is  hasting ; 
Death  consigns  to  heaven  or  hell.      Gems. 


ANTHEM?.  3,4 


&  What  is  yovr  Life? 

1  (~\H,  what  is  life?— 'Tis  like  a  flower 
vJ  That  blossoms — and  is  gone  : 

It  flourishes  its  little  hour, 

With  all  its  beauty  on  : — 
Death  comes — and,  like  a  wintry  day, 
It  cuts  the  lovely  flower  away. 

2  Oh,  what  is  life  ?— 'Tis  like  the  bow 

That  clistens  in  the  sky: 
We  love  to  see  its  colors  glow — 

But  while  we  look,  they  die: 
Lift?  fails  as  soon  :  to  day  'tis  here — 
To-morrow  it  may  disappear. 

3  Lord,  what  is  life? — If  spent  with  thee, 

In  humble  praise  and  prayer, 
How  long  or  short  our  life  may  be, 

We  feel  no  anxious  care  : 
Though  life  depart,  our  joys  shall  last 
When  life  and  all  its  jovs  are  past. 

GEM9. 

4  The  Dying  Christian  to  his  Soul. 

1  "l/TTAL  spark  of  heavenly  flame, 

»     Quit,  O  quit  this  mortal  frame  ! 
Trembling,  hoping,  lingering,  flying, 
O  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying! 
Cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life. 

2  Hark  I  tiiey  whisper!  angels  say, 
"  Sister  spirit,  come  away," 
What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite, 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sig.'it, 
Drowns  my  spirit,  draws  my  breath  ? 
Tell  me,  my  soul,  can  this  be  death  ? 

3  The  world  recedes;  it  disappears. 
Heaven  opens  on  my  eyes  ;  my  ears 

With  sounds  seraphic  ring. 
Lend,  lend  your  wings;  I  mount,  I  fly! 
O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 

O  death,  where  is  thy  sting?  Pope 


5,6 ANTHEMS. 


0  Ascension  of  Christ. 

1  "  ^JIT  thou   on    my  right    hand,  my  Son!" 

^     saith  the  Lord. 

11  Sit  thoti  on  mv  right  hand,  my  Son  ! 
"Till,  in  the  fatal  hour 
"  Of  my  wrath,  and  my  power, 

"  Thy  foes  shall  be  a  footstool  to  thy  throne  !" 

2  "  Prayer  shall  be  made  through  thee,  my  Son  !" 

"saith  the  Lord. 
"  Prayer  shall  be  made  through  thee,  my  Son  ! 

"  From  earth  and  air  and  sea, 

"  And  all  that  in  them  be, 
♦'Which  thou  for  thine  heritage  hast  won!" 

3  "Daily  be  thou  praised,  my  Son  !"  saith  the 

Lord. 
"Daily  be  thou  praised,  my  Son! 
"  And  all  that  live  and  move, 
"  Let  them  bless  thy  bleeding  love, 
"  And   the  work  which  thy    worthiness  hath 
done  !"  Heber. 


6 


The  Song  of  Miriam. 


SOUND  the  loud  timbrel  o'er  Egypt's  dark 
sea ! 
Jr.hovah  hath  triumphed  !  his  people  are  free  ! 
Sing — for  the  pride  of  the  tyrant  is  broken  ! 
His   chnriots,   his    horsemen,    all    splendid 
and  brave, — 
How  vain  was  their  boasting!  the  Lord  hath 
but  spoken, 
And   chariots   and    horsemen   are   sunk   in 
the  ir:  ve  ! 
Found  the  loud  timbrel  o'er  Egypt's  dark  sea  ! 
Jehovah  hath  triumphed  !  his  people  are  free! 
Praise  to  the  Conqueror !  praise  to  the  Lord  ! 
His  word  was  our  arrow — his  breath  was  our 

sword  ! 
Who  shall  return,  to  tell  Egypt  the  story 
Of  those  she  sent  forth  in  the  hour  of  her 
pride? 
The  Lord  hath  looked  out  from  his  pillar  of 
glory, 
And  all  her  brave  thousands  are  dashed  in 
iha  tide  ! 


ANTHEMS. 7,8 


Sound  the  loud  timbrel  o'er  Egypt's  dark  sea  ! 
Jeliuvah  liath  triumplied  !  his  people  are  free  ! 

7  The  last  Day. 

1  HP  HAT  day  of  wrath,  that  dreadful  day, 

A     When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  I 
What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay? 
How  shall  lie  meet  that  dreadful  day? 

2  When,  shrivelling  like  a  parched  scroll, 
The  flaming  heavens  together  roll, 
When,  louder  yet,  and  yet  more  dread, 
Swells  the  high  trump  that  wakes  the  dead  j 

3  0-1,  on  that  day,  that  wrathful  day, 

\\  hen  man  to  judgment  wakes  from  clay, 
He  thou  the  trembling  sinner's  stay, 
Though  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away. 

Q  For  Advent  or  Christmas. 

1. 
I*  Voice.  "irrATPHMAX  !  tell  us  of  the  night  j 

»  ▼     What  its  signs  of  promise  are. 
2d  Voice.    Traveller  !  o'er  yon  mountain's  height 

See  that  glory-beaming  star! 
Ift  Vcice.  Watchman  !  does  its  beauteous  ray 

Aught  of  hope  er  joy  foretell? 
\d  Voice.    Traveller!   yes;   it  brings  the  day, 

Promised  flay  of  Israel ! 
1st  Voice.  Watchman!  )'Vaa     it  *_■___    »„ 
M  Vouc.    Traveller  !      J  Ye85  *  brmSs>  &c' 

2. 
1st  Voice.  Watchman!    tell  us  of  the  night; 

Higher  yet  that  star  ascends. 
"2d  Voice.    Traveller!    blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth  its  course  portends? 
1st  Voice.  Watchman  !    will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  then,  birth? 
2d  Voice.    Traveller  !    ages  are  its  own  : 

it  bunts  o'er  all  the  earth. 
.  Watchman !  /  ,        „  „  •,  , 

M  Voice.    Traveller  !      )  *■"  are  lts  0W»<  &c' 

3. 
^st  Voice.  Watchman!    tell  us  of  the  night. 

For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn 
M  Voice.    Traveller !   darkness  takes  its  flight  ; 
Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 


9,  10 ANTHEMS. 


1st  Voice.  Watchman  !  let  thy  wanderings  cease  ; 

Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. 
2d  Voice.    Traveller  !    lo  !   the  Prince  of  peace, 

Lo !   the  Son  of  God  is  come ! 
1st  Voice.  Watchman  !  )  Lo  !  the  Prince  of  peace, 
2d  Voice.    Traveller!  &c. 


9 


Morning. 


1  T^ATHER    of    mercies,    when    the   day   Is 
-T       dawning, 

Then  will  I  pay  my  vows  to  thee: 
Like  incense  wafted  on  the  hreath  of  morning, 
My  heart-felt  praise  to  heaven  shall  be. 

2  Yes,  thou  art  near  me ;   sleeping  or  waking, 

Still  doth  thy  care  unchanged  remain : 
If  ever  I  wander,  thy  ways  forsaking, 
O  lead  me  gently  back  again. 


10 


Autumn  Evemn?. 


1  TPEHOLD  the  beauteous  western  light; 
-E£  it  melts  in  deepening  gloom  : 

So  calmly  Christians  sink  away, 
Descending  to  the  tomb, 

2  The  winds  breathe  low  ;  the  withering  leaf 

Scarce  whispers  from  the  tree  : 

So  gently  flows  the  parting  breath, 

When  good  men  cease  to  be. 

3  How  beautiful  on  all  the  hills 

The  crimson  light  is  shed  ! 
'Tis  like  the  peace  the  Christian  gives 
To  mourners  round  his  bed. 

4  How  mildly  on  the  wandering  cloud 

The  sunset  beam  is  cast ! 
'Tis  like  the  memory,  left  behind, 
Wi.en  loved  ones  breathe  their  last. 

5  And  now,  above  the  dews  of  night, 

The  yellow  star  appears : 
So  faith  springs  in  the  hearts  of  those 
Whose  eyes  are  bathed  in  tears. 

6  But  soon  the  morning's  happier  light 

Its  glories  shall  restore  ; 
And  eyelids,  that  are  sealed  in  death, 
Shall  ope,  to  close  no  more.  Peabodt. 


ANTHEMS.  11,  12,  13 


11 


The  Wanderer  addressed. 


1  rpELL  me,  wanderer,  wildly  roving 

X    From  the  path  that  leads  to  peace  ; 
Pleasured  false  enchantments  loving— 

When  will  thy  delusion  cease? 
Once,  like  thee,'  by  joys  surrounded, 

I  could  kneel  at  pleasure's  shrine : 
Then  my  brightest  hopes  were  bounded 

By  delights  as  false  as  thine. 

2  But  those  visions  never  blest  rue  ; 

Soon  their  fleeting  day  was  o'er: 
Then  the  world,  that  had  caressed  me, 

Charmed  me  with  its  smiles  no  more. 
Such  is  pleasure's  transient  story  : 

Lasting  happiness  is  known 
Only  in  the  path  to  glory — 

In  the  Saviour's  love  alone.  Gems. 

\  %£  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

1  r\  PRAISE    ye   the    Lord ;   prepare   a   new 
v./      song, 

And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join  j 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 
And  show  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 

2  Let  praise  to  the  Lord,  who  made  us,  ascend  ; 

Let  each  grateful  heart  be  glad  in  its  King: 
The   God  whom  we  worship  our  songs  will 
attend, 
And  view  with  complacence  the  ottering  we 
bring. 

3  Be  joyful,  ye  saints,  sustained  by  his  might; 

And   let   your   glad  song  awake  with  each 
morn  : 
For  those  who  obey  him  are  still  his  delight; 
His  hand  with  salvation  the  meek  will  adorn. 

4  Then  praise  ye  the  Lord  ;  prepare  a  glad  sung, 

And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join: 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 
And  show  forth  his  praises  with  music  di- 
vine. 


13 
O 


Diffusion  of  the  Oospel 

ER  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness, 
Cheered  by  no  celestial  ray, 


14,  15  ANTHEMS. 


Sun  of  righteousness,  arising, 
Bring  the  bright,  the  glorious  day  : 

Send  the  gospel 
To  the  earth's  remotest  bound. 

2  Kingdoms  wide,  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Grant  them,  Lord,  the  glorious  light  > 
And  t'rom  eastern  coast  to  western, 
May  the  morning  chase  the  night : 

And  redemption, 
Freely  purchased,  win  the  day, 

3  Fly  abroad,  t-hou  mighty  gospel — 

Win  and  conquer — never  cease  ; 
May  thy  lasting,  wide  dominions 
Multiply  and  still  increase : 

Sway  thy  sceptre, 
Saviour,  all  the  world  around. 


14 


The  Dying  Saint. 

1  TTAPPY  soul,  thy  days  are  ended, 
-tA  All  thy  mourning  days  below  j 
Go,  by  angel  guards  attended, 

To  the  sight  of  Jesus,  go. 
Waiting  to  receive  thy  spirit, 

Lo!   the  Saviour  stands  above; 
Shows  the  purchase  of  his  merit, 

Readies  out  the  crown  of  love. 

2  Struggle  through  thy  latest  passion,. 

To  thy  great  Redeemer's  breast ; 
To  his  uttermost  salvation, 

To  his  everlastiug  rest. 
For  the  joy  he  sets  before  thee,. 

Bear  a  momentary  pain  j 
Die,  to  live  a  life  of  gjory; 

Suffer,  with  thy  Lord  to  reign. 

Meth.  Coll. 

J[0  Judgment  Day. 

1  |   O!   we  see  the  sign  appearing  -y 
JLj  Jesus  comes,  the  Judge  severe  :. 
Hell  is  tremb'ing,  earth  is  quaking^, 

Sinners  shrink  wirh  awful  fear. 

Come  to  judgment  5 
Stand,  your  awful  doom  to  hear. 

2  See,  the  world  in  flame  all  burning; 

Hills  and  mountains  rly  away ; 


ANTHEMS.  10,   17 


The  moon  in  blood,  the  stars  all  flaming, 
Comets  Mazing  through  the  sky, 

Thunder  rolling ; 
Sinners  now  for  help  do  cry. 

3  From  the  general  conflagration, 

Mount  the  righteous  up  on  high — 
Gain  the  hope  of  their  salvation  ; 
Live  with  God,  no  more  to  die. 

Hallelujah  ! 
Glory  to  the  Lamb,  they  cry. 

4  Stop,  my  soul  ;  look  back  and  wonder ; 

See  the  wicked  left  behind: 
Hear  them  crying,  weeping,  wailing, 
For  a  moment's  ease  to  find  -, 

Doomed  to  sorrow — 
In  the  lake  of  hell  confined. 

Harrod's  Coll. 


16 


Holy  Spirit  invoked.. 


1  f\  COMFORTER  divine,. 

^  Let  beams  of  heavenly  love 
Amid  our  gloom  and  darkness  shiner 
To  raise  our  souls  above. 

2  By  thy  inspiring  breath 

Make  every  cloud  of  care, 
And  e'en  the  gloomy  vale  of  aeath, 
A  smile  of  glory  wear. 


17 


Star  in  the  East. 


1  ORIGHTEST  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the 
-L*     morning, 

Dawn  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine 
aid  : 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  ariorninp, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemel  is  laid. 

2  Cold  on  his  cradle  the  dew-drops  are  sinning  ; 

Low  lies  his  head  with  the  beasts  of  the  stall : 
Angels  adore  him,  in  slumber  reclining — 
Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of  all  ! 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devotion, 

6dors  of  Edom  and  offerings  divine.' 
Gemsofthe  mountain,  and  pearls  of  the  ocean% 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  or  gold  from  the  mine  ? 


18,   19,  20  ANTHEMS. 


4  Vainly  they  offer  each  ample  oblation  ; 

Vainly  with  gifts  would  his  favor  secure : 
Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration  j 
Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  or  the  poor. 
Heber. 

18  C.  M. 

1  T  IFT  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 
-L*  Whose  breath  our  souls  inspired  ; 
Loud  and  more  loud  the  anthems  raise, 

With  grateful  ardor  fired ! 

2  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

Whose  goodness,  passing  thought, 
Loads  every  moment,  as  it  flies, 
With  benefits  unsought. 

3  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

From  whom  salvation  flows, 
Who  sent  his  Son  our  souls  to  save 
From  everlasting  woes. 

4  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

For  hope's  transporting  ray, 
Which  lights  through  darkest  shades  of  death, 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 


19 


Universal  Praise. 


WE  praise  thee,  O  Lord  ;  we  acknowledge 
thee  to  be  the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee,  the  Father 
everlasting. 

To  thee^all  angels  cry  aloud,  the  heavens  and 
all  the  power  therein. 

To  thee  cherubim  and  seraphim  continually 
do  cry — 

Hoiy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth — 
Heaven  and  "earth  are  full  of  thy  great  glory. 


20 


GLORIA  PATRL 


€1  LORY  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
>"  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  be- 
ginning, is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  with- 
out end — Amen. 


THE    ARRANGEMENT. 


BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES  OP  GOD 1  to    46 

CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE 47..     52 

UNIVERSAL  PRAISE 53..     60 

FALL  OF  MAN 61..     62 

THE  SCRIPTURES 63  ..     69 

MORAL  AND  CEREMONIAL  LAW 70  ..    75 

VANITY  OF  CREATED  THINGS 76..     83 

CHRIST 84  ..    85 

santatlon 86  ..     9*2 

93  . .     96 

ngi  an  J  Death 97  . .   10*2 

Resurrection 103  ..  103 

Ascension 109   ..    115 

11G  ..   117 

Coronrtii.m 118  ..   120 

(ten 121  ..  134 

PraUe  to  Christ 135  ..   141 

nOSPEL 142  ..  149 

SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINE 150  ..  1P5 

150  ..  153 

Atonement 159  ..  160 

uce 161  ..  163 

164   ..   172 

173  ..   175 

176  ..   179 

180  ..   153 

184   ..   187 

P                      138  ..   189 

i'kii 1G0  ..   1QI 

ion 192 

M 193  ..   194 

195 

!J 195  ..  900 

ALARMING '201  ..  SB 

1NVI TING 223  ..  251 

UNNEB   AWAKENED 252  ..  256 

267  ..  276 

PENITENTIAL 277  ..  299 

ION  AND  CONVERSION 300  ..  306 

IT ^07   ..  331 


555  THE  ARRANGEMENT. 

BAPTISM 332  ..  348 

CHRISTIAN 347  ..  413 

SAINT  AND  SINNER 416  ..  419 

HOLY  SPIRIT 420  ..  431 

CHRISTIAN  GRACES 432  ..  485 

FULL   REDEMPTION 48S  ..  501 

REJOICING  AND  PRAISE .- 502  ..  530 

WORSHIP 531   ..  539 

Family 5-.0  ..551 

Public , 552  ..  538 

Lord's  D.;y 5S9  ..  610 

CHURCH 611  ..  624 

LORD'S  SUPPER 625  ..  636 

MINISTRY 637  ..  650 

SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL 651  ..  661 

PRAYER 652  ..  677 

PRAYER  AND  WATCHFULNESS 673  ..  637 

CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP 633  ..  694 

TRUSTING  IN  GRACE 695  ..  710 

REJOICING  IN  A  REVIVAL 711  ..  713 

CHRISTIAN  WARFARE 719  ..  721 

FORMAL  RELIGION 722  ..  725 

BACKSLIDING 726  ..731 

DEDICATIONS 732  ..  733 

MORNING  AND  EVENING 734  ..  75S 

Morning 734  ..  746 

Morniuy  or  Evening1 747  ..  748 

Evening    7 749  ..  75S 

SEASONS 757  ..  772 

MARRIAGE  AND  BIRTH  DAY 773  ..  776 

TIMES  AND  SEASONS 777  ..  819 

Youth 777  ..  790 

Old  Age 791   ,.  794 

Afflictions 795  ..  797 

Fasts 793  ..  801 

Thanksgiving 802  ..  807 

Sunday  School* 803  . .  810 

Sickness  and  Recover? 811  ..  819 

PROSPECT  OF  HEAVEN. 8:0  ..  837 

TIME  AND  ETERNITY 833  ..  849 

DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION 850  ..  874 

FUNERALS 875  ..  896 

END    OF     THE    WORLD    AND    GENERAL 

JUDGMENT 897  ..  913 

HELL  AND  HEAVEN 914  ..  923 

MARINERS £24  ..  947 

PROMISCUOUS 948  ..  980 

PRAYER  AND  CONFERENCE  MEETINGS...  931  .  1000 


TABLE    OF    FIRST    LINES, 


ABSENT  from  flesh,  O  blissful  thought ! 850 

A  charge  to  keep  I  have. 678 

A  fountain  of  life  and  of  grace 502 

Acquaint  thyself  quickly,  O  sinner,  with  Ciod  .  £23 

Ah!  lovely  appearance  of  death 875 

Ah  !  tell  me  no  more  of  this  world's  vain  store,  521 

Ah!  what  can  I,  a  sinner,  do  : 253 

Ah  !  whither  should  I  go, 277 

Alas!  alas!  i,u\v  blind  I've  been, 202 

Alas  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 278 

All  clory  to  the  dying  Lamb. 0G9 

All  hail  the  great  liuinanuel's  name  ! 118 

All  had,  thou  lovely  Lamb  of  Ciod 981 

All  praise  to  our  Redeeming  Lord. fS8 

All  praise  to  the  Lord 024 

All  ye  who  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 41G 

All  ye  that  pass  by 948 

All  ye  who  Kauri]  and  sport  with  death, 203 

Almighty  God,  in  bumble  prayer 663 

Almighty  God  of  truth  and  love 279 

Almiehty  (Sod,  thy  word  is  cast 558 

Almighty  Maker,  God, 503 

Almighty  Maker  of  my  frame 6C4 

Almighty  Saviour,  here  w<   stand, 332 

Amazing  grace  !  bow  sw  .  el  ;'.i  bouj  <:, 

Amazing  sight !  the  Saviour  stand? 224 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross  ? 437 

And  am  I  bom  to  die  ? 898 

And  am  I  only  born  to  die  ? 949 

And  are  we  wretches  yet  alive  ! 27 

|And  are  we  yet  alive  ! 689 

And  canst  thou,  sinner,  plight 253 

And  does  the  Spirit  kindly  move 254 

And  have  I  measured  haif  my  da;.  », 7&) 


558  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

And  is  this  life  prolonged  to  me, 838 

And  let  this  feeble  body  fail, 820 

And  let  our  bodies  part 690 

And  must  I  be  to  judgment  brought  ?. 897 

And  must  I  part  with  all  I  have? 482 

And  now  the  scales  have  left  my  eyes, 267 

And  what  am  I  ?  my  soul, .awake.." 531 

And  will  the  great,  eternal  God 732 

And  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend, 225 

And  wilt  thou  yet  be  found, 280 

Angels,  assist  to  sing. , ; 53 

Angels,  from  the  realms  of  glory 86 

Angels,  roll  the  rock  away  !...; 103 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done, 589 

Anxious  I  strove  to  find  the  way, 307 

Appointed  by  thee,  we  meet  in  thy  name,. . .  691 

Are  sinners  now  so  senseless  grown 611 

Arise,  my  soul,  arise, 180 

Arise,  my  soul,  with  rapture  rise 734 

As  every  day  thy  mercy  spares, 735 

As  in  soft  silence,  vernal  showers 553 

As  Lot  bid  his  city  adieu 950 

As  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung 176 

As,  panting  in  the  sultry  beam, 612 

As  the  hart,  with  eager  looks. 457 

As  the  serpent  raised"  by  Moses 226 

Astonished  and  distressed, 268 

Author  of  faith,  we  seek  thy  face, 665 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song, 308 

Awake,  arise,  ye  stupid  souls, 204 

Awake,  awake",  my  slusgish  soul, 205 

Awaked  by  Sinai's  awful  sound 300 

Awake,  my  drowsy  soul,  awake, 736 

Awake,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 181 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun, 737 

Awake^  my  soul,  to  joyful  lays, 9S2 

Awake,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes  ; 983 

Awake,  my  zeal,  awake  my  love. 839 

Awake^  our  drowsy  souls 590 

Awake,  our  souls,  "away  our  fears, 951 

Awake,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes, 767  j 

Away,  my  unbelieving  fear   695  ! 

Away  with  our  sorrow  and  fear, 821 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne 504 

Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay, 54  I 

Begone,  my  earthly  cares,  away, 749 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  559 

Behold  a  stranger  at  the  door  ! 22? 

Behold,  how  sinners  disagree, 46-J 

Behold  the  lofty  sky, 591 

Behold  the  grave  where  Jesus  lay 333 

Behold  the  morning  sun, " 592 

Behold  the  Saviour  of  mankind 99 

Behold  the  sons,  the  heirs  of  God, 451 

Behold  the  wretch,  whose  lust  and  wine,. . .  281 

Behold!  with  awful  pomp 899 

Beneath  the  poisonous  dart 301 

Bless,  O  my  suul,  the  living  God, 12 

Blest  are  the  humlde  souls  that  see 347 

Blest  are  the  meek,  he  said, 473 

Blest  are  the  sons  of  God  : 193 

Blest  are  the  sons  of  peace, 540 

Blest  are  the  souls,  who  hear  and  know 142 

Blest  are  the  undefiled  in  heart, 348 

Blest  be  the  dear  uniting  love 984 

Blest  be  the  everlasting  God, 104 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds, 468 

Blest  Comforter  divine, 420 

Blest  is  the  man,  forever  blest 162 

Blest  is  the  man  whose  softening  heart. 433 

Blest  Lord,  behold  the  guilty  «corn 554 

Blest  rooming,  whose  young  dawning  rays,. .  593 

Blessed  Redeemer,  how  divine, 46 

Blest  with  the  joys  of  innorence. 61 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow, 22S 

Break  througn  the  clouds,  dear  Lord,  and  shine  79.) 

Brethren,  beloved  for  Jesus'  sake br.r> 

Bright  Kim:  of  glory,  dreadful  God  ! W 

Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 952 

By  cool  Sfloarn's  shady  rill 777 

By  whom  shall  Jacob  now  arise  ? 555 

By  whom  was  David  taught 719 

CAN  aught  beneath  a  power  divine 173 

Come  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace 986 

Come,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord 7?^ 

Come,  evsry  pious  heart, Ill 

Come,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 541 

Come,  gracious  Spirit,  come  ; 421 

Come,  srracious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 556 

Come,  heavenly  peace  of  mind, 477 

Come,  Hoiy  Spirit,  come, 422 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 423 

Come,  let  our  voices  join 808 


500  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Come,  lei  us  anew  our  journey  pursue, 772 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs, 135 

Come,  let  us  search  our  ways,  and  see  ;.....  443 

Come,  let  us,  who  in  Christ  believe,... 505 

Come,  let  us  now  forget  our  mirth, 779 

Comej  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart. .  553 

Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare, 269 

Come,  poor  sinner,  come  to  Jesus  ; 229 

Come,  sacred  Spirit,  <rom  above, 559 

Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 953 

Come,  sinners  to  the  gospel  feast. 190 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad,. 594 

Come,  thou  Almighty  King,. . . 506 

Come,  thou  condescending  Jesii3  ! 774 

Come,  thou  omniscient  Son  of  man  ; 486 

Come ,  Thou  soul-transforming  Spirit, 557 

Come  to  Calvary's  holy  mountain; 231 

Come  to  the  house  of  prayer, 560 

Come,  tune,  ye  saints,  your  noblest  strains,..  109 

Come,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distressed 230 

Come,  we,  that  love  the  Lord, 46-1 

Come,  ye  disconsolate,  where'er  ye  languish  0S7 

Come,  ye  weary,  heavy  laden,. . , 232 

Comfort,  ye  ministers  of  grace, 637 

Commit  thou  all  thy  griefs, 349 

Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord, 811 

Convinced  of  sin,  men  now  begin 711 

Could  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove, 35 

DAUGHTER    of   Zion,    awake    from    thy 

sadness 613 

Dear  Jesus,  let  thy  pitying  eye, 72C 

Dear  refuse  of  my  wean*  soul, 350 

Death  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid  ; 822 

Death  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 851 

Death  !  'tis  a  melancholy  day, 914 

Death,  with  his  dread  com  mission  sealed....  954 

Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made.. .  130 

Deep  in  our  hearts,  let  us  record 100 

Deceived  by  subtle  snares  of  hell G2 

Delay  not.  delay  notjO  sinner,  draw  near,..  233 

Deluded  souls!* who  think  to  find S52 

Descend,  celestial  Dove 334 

Descend  from  heaven,  immortal  Dove; 424 

Destruction's  dangerous  road 206 

Did  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep :. . , 351 

Didst  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame,... 433 

dismiss  us  with  thy  blearing,  f^ord  ; 6G1 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  561 

Do  flesh  and  nature  dread  to  die  ? 853 

Do  thou,  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays. 26 

Do  we  not  know  that  solemn  word 335 

Draw  nigh  to  us,  Jehovah, 983 

Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 750 

EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 595 

Earth  has  engrossed  my  love  too  long 915 

Encompassed  with  clouds  of  distress 35*2 

Enslaved  by  sin,  nnd  bound  in  chains, 192 

Equip  me  for  the  war, 720 

Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched  abroad,    85 

Eternal  God!  Almighty  Cause ! 46 

Eternal  God  !  enthroned  on  hich  ! 792 

■terna)  Power  !  whose  high  abode 55 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy  ! 80S 

Eternal  Spirit,  source  of  light, 425 

Eternal  Spirit,  we  confess 426 

Eternal  Wisdom,  thee  we  praise  1 47 

Eternity  is  just  at  hand 640 

Exali  the  Lord  our  God, 20 

FAITH  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss,...  444 

Faith  has  for  its  foundation    broad. 353 

Faitn  is  the  brightest  evidence  :...'. 445 

Far  as  thy  name  is  known 614 

Far  from  affliction, 'toil and   care, 876 

Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world   be  gone,.  532 

Far  from  the  utmost  verge  of  day. 916 

Adored  in  worlds  above  ! 666 

Father  divine,  thy  piercing  eye, 533 

Father  of  nil,  we  bow  to  thee, 667 

Tather  of  all,  thy  care  we  >  less 542 

Father  of  glory  !  to  thy  name 44 

Father  of  mercies,  God  of  love  '. 288 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  house 63tf 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 63 

Father  of  mercies,  send  thv  srrace i-T> 

Father  of  spirits  !  mighty  God  ! 33 

father,  to  thee  my  soul  I  lift  ; 487 

father,  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace 690 

7irui  was  my  health,  my  day  was  brjgbt 8H> 

their  heurtb,  believe  and  t-ay#. . . . 

'orgive  us,  Lord  ;  to  thee  we  cry 

'orth  from  the  dark  and  stormy  sky 534 

toqueul  the  da?  of  God  returns 

mm  all  who  <:  ■  ■  . .  507 

3r, 


562  TA1JLE  OF  FIRST  LIXE5. 

From  deep  distress,  and  troubled  thoughts. . .  177 

From  every  earthly  pleasure, 354 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 651 

From  thee,  my  God, 'my  joys  shall  rise^, 355 

From  whence  these  direful  omens  round,... .  102 

GEXTLE  Jesus,  lovely  Lamb, 483 

Give  glory  to  Jesus,  our  Head 877 

Give  me  a  sober  mind 679 

Give  me  the  faith  which  can  remove, 639 

Give  to  our  God  immortal  praise  ! 48 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears, 696 

Giver  and  Guardian  of  jay  sleep 738 

Glory  lo  God  on  high 62S 

Glorv  to  God  on  hish 562 

Glory  to  God,  who  walks  the  sky 958 

Glory  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night 751 

Go,  and  the  Saviour's  grace  proclaim 652 

Go,  Spirit,  to  the  world  divine 959 

Go.  ye  heralds  of  salvation, 653 

Go,  ye  messengers  of  God, 654 

God,  from  his  throne,  with  piercing  eye, 151 

God,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 64 

God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores  ; 22 

God  is  a  Spirit,  just  and  wise, 481 

God  is  the  Refuge  of  his  saints, 615 

God  of  Almighty  love, 680 

God  of  eternity,  from  thee, 841 

God  of  evening  and  of  morning 752 

God  of  mv  life,  through  all  its  days, 56 

God  of  my  life,  to  thee 773 

God  of  my  life,  how  good,  how  wise 356 

God  of  my  life,  what  hist  return, 283 

God  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise, 471 

God  of  our  salvation,  hear  us 565 

God  of  the  moraine,  at  whose  voice, 739 

God  of  the  seas,  thine  awful  voice, 925 

God  only  wise.  Almighty  Good, 543 

Grace  !  'tis  a  charming  sound  : 185 

Great  God,  attend  while  Zion  sing", 563 

Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim 564 

Great  God,  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 21 

Great  God,  I  own  the  sentence  just,. 823 

Great  Godffcur  voice  to  thee  we  raise  ; 809 

Great  God,  this  sacred  day  of  thine 597 

Great  God.  thy  holy  law  requires, 465 

Great  God,  'tis  from  thy  sovereign  grace. 186 

Great  God .  to  thee  I  make 255 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  563 

Great  God,  what  do  I  see  and  hear? 900 

Great  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high, 42 

Great  Lord  of  angels,  we  adore, 640 

Great  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  £reat 427 

Guide  us,  O  thou  great  Jehovah, 926 

HAD  I  a  throne  above  the  rest, 454 

Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews 470 

Hail  !  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost! 45 

Hail!  my  ever  blessed  Jesus, 309 

Hail  !  thou  once  despised  Jesus, 508 

Hail!  ye  days  of  solemn  meetins, 960 

Happy  beyond  description,  he 448 

Happy  the  church,  thou  sacred  place 616 

Happy  the  heart,  where  graces  reign, 466 

Happy  the  man  that  finds  the  grace, 509 

Happy  the  man,  to  whom  his  God. 178 

Happy  the  man  whose  cautious  steps 931 

Hark!  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound 878 

Hark!  hark — the  notes  of  joy, 712 

Hark!  bow  the  gospel  trumpet  sounds! 510 

Hark,  the  elad  sound  !  the  Saviour  comes,...     93 

Hark  !  the  herald  ancels  say, 105 

Hark!  the  herald  aneels  sing, 87 

Hasten,  O  sinner,  to  be  wise, 208 

Hath  God  been  faithful  to  his  word, 447 

Hear,  gracious  God,  my  humble  moan  ; 358 

Hear  me,  O  Lord,  in  my  distress, 284 

Hear,  O  ye  careless  sinners,  hear, 209 

Hear  what  the  Lord,  the  great  Amen 980 

Hear,    what    the    voice    from    heaven    pro- 
claims,   854 

Hearts  of  stone,  relent,  relent 962 

Heaven  has  confirmed  the  dread  decree, 855 

He  comes,— he  comes  !  to  judge  the  world  !..  901 

He  dies!  the  friend  of  sinners  dies  1 106 

He  lives!  the  great  Redeemer  lives  ! 116 

He  lives,  who  lives  to  Cod  alone 357 

He  wills  that  I  should  holy  be  :..' 489 

Help,  Lord,  (or  men  of  virtue  fail, 798 

Help  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  fly, 681 

Here,  in  thy  presence,  O  our  God, 989 

Hish  in  yonder  realms  of  light 918 

Hither  we  come,  our  dearest  Lord,. A. 336 

Ho !  every  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nign  ; 197 

Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name 18 

Holy  Ghost,  disperse  our  sadness 429 


554  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LIXES. 

HosamiH  *.o  Jesus,  on  high, 879 

Hosanna  to  the  royal  son, 511 

House  of  our  God,  With. cheerful  anthems  ring  769 

Fow  are  our  natures  spoiled  by  sin  ! ... .,  159 

How  are  thy  2lories  here  displayed 627 

How  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord  ! 927 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet, 143 

How  blest  the  righteous  are, 880 

How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies 850 

How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 990 

How  bright  these  glorious  spirits  shine, 917 

How  can  a  sinner  know, 182 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear. 566 

How  tar,  alas  !  in  sinful  ways 727 

How  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord  ;  195 

How  great,  how  solemn  is  the  work 337 

How  ureat,  how  terrible  that  God 207 

How  happy  are  the  little  Hock 902 

How  happy  every  child  of  grace 512 

How  happy,  gracious  Lord,  are  we 513 

How  happy  is  he,  born  or  taught 359 

How  happy  is  the  man  who  hears, 350 

How  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot, 824 

How  honorable  is  the  place, 617 

How  is  thy  glorious  power  adored 928 

How  long  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign, 857 

How  oft,  alas  !  this  vt  retched  heart, 179 

How  oft  the  world's  alluring  smile, 361 

How  oft  unthinking  sailors  feel, 929 

How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 537 

How  pleasant  'tis  to  see 514 

How  pleasing  is  the  voice, 758 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine, 65 

How  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord 628 

How  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighty  King, 803 

How  sad  our  state  by  nature  is  ! 2S5 

How  shall  a  lost  sinner,  in  pain 728 

How  shall  I  my  Saviour  set  forth  ? 234 

How  shall  I  walk  my  God  to  please, 545 

How  shall  the  sons  of  men  appear, 160 

How  short  and  hasty  is  our  life, 842 

How  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty  God  !......  ]3". 

How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place, 629 

How  sweet,  how  heavenly  is  the  s;eht ! 472 

How  sweet  the  songs  of  Zion  sound 330 

How  sweetly,  along  the  gay  mead 759 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours. 514 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  565 

How  vain  are  .ill  things  here  below  ! 362 

I  low  wiil  my  heart  endure 210 

Humble  souls,  who  seek  salvation. 333 

I,  AXP  my  house  will  serve  the  Lord 546 

[  asked  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow 3C3 

I  hate  the  tempter  and  his  charms 963 

I  have  t*.  ughl  tin-  good  fight,  I  have  i  nis 

my  race 955 

"I  lilt  my  banners,"  saith  the  Lord, 613 

I  lift  my  soul  to  God 364 

I  long  to  behold  him  arrayed 6*25 

I  love  the  Lord  ;   lie  beard  my  nits 813 

I  love  the  volumes  of  thy  word  . — 66 

I  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord 619 

I  love  to  steal  awhile  away, 535 

•   pleasant  bed 858 

I  semi  the  joys  of  earth  away, 367 

I  own  my  uuiit.  my  sins    onfess   270 

I  soon  shall  accomplish  my  race, 859 

I  wait :;  I  I  j  ears 843 

{waited  patient  for  the  Lordj 3C9 

I  wander  like  a  capth     -         SS6 

I  would  not  live  alway,  l  ask  n  ■■■■  to  stay —  £44 

I'll  praise  my  .Maker  with  my  breath 515 

I'm  n  it  ashamed  to  own  013  \a  rd 3C5 

I've  sailed  or<  i've  roamed  round 

tiie  earth 933 

If  God  had  bid  his  tnunders  roll 310 

Imposture  shrinks  from  liuLt, 67 

In  all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways 3:  9 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  With  thee 37 

renounce  his  praise.. . .  E  9 

j'it. 780 

In  Jordan's  tidi  tiet  stands, 340 

In  lands  strange  and  distant,  how  sweetly 

the  sound \-'.'\ 

In  sin  by  blinded  passions  led, 

I  I  strains 

In  the  floods  of  tribulation 966 

In  the  s,,t't  season  of  thy  youth 781 

In  the  sun,  and  moon,  and  stars 

In  the  u  hie  waste  of  water 

In  this  world  of  sin  and  sorrow, 

In  thy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  c  »me, 570 

'  In  thy  name.  O  Lord,  assembling, 568 

In  vain  men  talk  of  living  faith, 449 


566  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

In  vain  my  fancy  strives  to  paint 881 

In  vain  the  giddy  world  inquires 366 

In  what  confusion  earth  appears 919 

Indulgent  Father,  by  whose  care . 753 

Inspirer  of  the  ancient  seers 68 

Is  it  a  thing  of  good  report, . .  450 

Is  this  the  kind  return,. . .- 957 

It  is  the  Lord — enthroned  in  light, 368 

It  is  the  voice  of  love  divine 110 

JEHOVAH  reigns;  he  dwells  in  light, 6 

Jehovah  reigns  ;  his  throne  is  high,. .. ... 41 

Jerusalem,  my  glorious  home, 991 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be, 371 

Jesus,  at  thy  command, 311 

Jesus,  full  of  all  compassion, 271 

Jesus,  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 697 

Jesus  hath  died,  that  I  might  live 490 

Jesus  is  gone  above  the  skies, 631 

Jesus  invites  his  saints, 630 

Jesus,  I  love  thy  charming  name, 132 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 370 

Jesus,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace 126 

Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul, 934 

Jesus,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God, 188 

Jesus,  my  strength,  my  hope 682 

Jesus,  my  truth,  my  way. 683 

Jesus,  our  best-beloved  friend, 312 

Jesus,  our  Saviour,  and  our  God  ; 123 

Jesus  !— O  word  divinely  swee'  ! 632 

Jesus  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 655 

Jesus,  the  word  of  mercy  give, 641 

Jesus,  thou  all-redeeming  Lord, 669 

Jesus,  thou  Sovereign  Lord  of  all, 670 

Jesus,  thy  blessings  are  not  few, 453 

Jesus,  we  bow  before  thy  throne  ; 671 

Jesus,  we  look  to  thee 692 

Jesus,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 992 

Jesus,  with  all  thy  saints  above, 516 

Join  all  the  glorious  names, 121 

Joy  to  the  world— the  Lord  is  come  ! 88 

Just  o'er  the  grave  I  hung, 814 

KINDRED  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake 693 

LAUNCHED  on  a  sea,  where  troubled  waves,  935 
Lead  us,  heavenly  Father,  lead  us, 936 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LIXES.  567 

Let  al!  the  earth  their  voices  raise, 920 

Lrt  carnal  minds  the  world  pursue. 313 

Let  every  creature  join, 57 

Let  every  mortal  ear  attend, 198 

Let  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 517 

Let  me  hut  hear  my  Saviour  say, C93 

Let  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 49 

Let  party  names  no  more. 440 

Let  Pharisees  of  high  esteem 469 

Let  sinners  take  their  course, 536 

Let  the  old  heathens  tune  their  song 137 

Let  the  wild  leopards  <  f  the  wood, 152 

Let  Zion'a  watchmen  all  awake, 642 

Life  and  immortal  joys  are  given 164 

Life  i>  tru>  time  to  serve  the  Lord 845 

Lift  up  your  heads  in  joyful  hope 89 

Lift  up  your  hearts  to  things  above, 694 

Lift  your  heads,  ye  friends  of  J.-sus  : 904 

Like  Israel,  safe  upon  the  shore, 314 

Lo  !  (Jod  is  here  ;  let  us  adore 571 

Lo!  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  ri.-e 782 

Long  as  I  live,  I'll  bless  thy  name, 17 

Long  have  I  walked  this  dreary  road, 257 

Long  unafflicted,  undismayed 798 

Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye. 572 

Look,  ye  saints,  the  day  is  breaking R56 

Lord,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie, 272 

Lord,  at  thy  table  I  behold 634 

Lord,  at  thy  temple  we  appear 860 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing: f>7:5 

Lord,  help  me  to  repent 286 

Lord,  how  secure  my  conscience  was, 70 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin, 153 

Lord,  I  believe  a  rest  remains, 492 

Lord,  I  believe  thy  every  word, 491 

Lord,  I  despair  myself  to  heal ; 287 

Lord,  I  would  spread  ray  sore  distress 154 

Lord,  In  the  temples  of  thy  grace, 574 

Lord  of  the  harvest,  God  of  grace, 57) 

Lord  of  the  harvest,  hear, 643 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above, 593 

Lord  of  heaven,  and  earth,  and  ocean, 804 

Lord,  shall  we  part  with  gold  for  dross  ? 235 

Lord,  thou,  with  an  unerring  beam 32 

Lord,  'tis  an  infinite  delight 861 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand 633 

Lord,  we  are  blind,  poor  mortals,  blind  ; 24 

Lord,  we  confess  our  numerous  faults, 187 


558  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Lord,  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace 537 

Lord,  when  together  here  we  meet, C93 

L?rd,  when  we  see  a  saint  of  thine, 862 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling, t 713 

MAJESTIC  sweetness  sits  enthroned, 125 

Man  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires  ; 76 

Mark  the  soft-falling  snow, 657 

Master,  1  own  thy  lawful  claim, 699 

May  I  resolve,  with  all  my  heart, 315 

May  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour,. 576 

Men  of  God,  go,  take  your  stations  ; 644 

Mercy  and  judgment  are  my  song !. 807 

Mighty  God,  while  angels  bless  thee, 138 

Millions  there  are  on  heathen  ground, 658 

Mistaken  souls  !  that  dream  of  heaven, 165 

Mortals,  awake,  with  angels  join, 9P 

Must  all  the  charms  of  nature,  then 783 

My  barns  are  full,  my  stores  increase, 211 

My  brethren,  from  my  heart  beloved, 645 

My  conscious  guilt  is  now  so  gr  jat, 258 

My  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord, 94 

My  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so  ! 372 

My  God,  accept  my  early  vows. 747 

My  God,  I  am' thine  :  what  a  comfort  divine,  518 

My  God.  my  everlasting  hope, 793 

My  Godj  my  King,  thy  Various  praise, 16 

My  God ,  my  life,  my  love, 672 

My  God,  my  portion,  and  my  luve, 77 

My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 538 

My  God,  permit  my  tongue 539 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  ray  joys, 373 

My  gracious,  loving  Lord, 723 

My  gracious  Redeemer,  Hove, 4r7 

My  lovely  Jesus,  while  on  earth, 740 

My  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall 283 

My  son,  know  thou  the  Lord, 7d4 

My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard, 376 

My  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day. 882 

My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 463 

My  soul  forsaken  her  vain  delight 374 

My  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust, 375 

My  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 3 

My  soul  would  fain  indulge  a  hope, 460 

My  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll 864 

My  thoughts,  thai  often  mount  the  skias, 863 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  569 

NAKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came, 883 

Nature  will  raise  up  all  her  strife, 316 

No,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more. 865 

No,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more, 78 

Nor  eve  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard. 021 

Not  ail  the  blood  of  beasts, .' 129 

Not  by  the  laws  of  innocence, 166 

Not  different  food  nor  different  dress, 439 

Not  the  malicious,  nor  profane, 190 

Not  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men. 167 

now  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 964 

Now  far  ahove  the  stam  .-kies. 635 

Now  have  our  hearts  embraced  our  God,....  965 

Now,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood 7eo 

Now  is  the  accepted  time, 236 

Now  is  the  time,  the  accepted  h>  ur, 212 

i;  Now  let  a  spacious  world  arise," 50 

Now  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive, 88/: 

Now  let  our  mournful  songs  record 112 

Now  let  our  souls,  on  wings  sublime, 377 

Now  let  our  voices  join. . .- 478 

Now  may  the  Lord  of  earth  and  :-kies, 762 

Now  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid, 994 

Now  the  Shades  of  night  are  gone, 741 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  s<mg, 519 

Nov.-  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  us  know 139 

Now  we  are  met  in  holy  fear, 995 

Now  we  hail  the  happy  dawning, 714 

O,  AM  I  born  to  die, 259 

O,  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 31 

O,  blessed  souls  are  they 163 

O  charity,  thou  heavenly  grace, 434 

O,  could  1  find  some  peaceful  bower 455 

O,  could  my  soul  this  morning  rise. 742 

O,  could  our  thoughts  and  wishes  fly, 827 

O  fly,  mourning  sinner,  saith  Jesus  to  me,.. .  237  . 

O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God, 729 

O  for  a  dance  of  heavenly  day, 260 

O  for  a  heart  to  praise  my  God, 493 

•   busanu  tongues  to  sing 141 

O  for  that  tenderness  of  heart 673 

0  God,  by  whom  the  seed  is  given 577 

O  God,  who  mad'st  the  earth  and  sky, 937 

O  God,  nur  help  in  age^;  past, , t86 

D  God,  to  whom  revei                   417 

D  God,  what  offering  shall  I  give, 490 

O  God,  whoso  favorable  eye, 435 


570  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

O  happy  day,  that  fixed  my  choice 966 

O  happy  soul,  that  lives  on  high, 378 1 

O  heavenly  King,  look  down  from  above  ;.. ..  520  i 

O,  how  can  praise  my  tongue  employ.. 379 

O  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 494 

O  Jesus,  our  Lord , 140 

O,  learn  of  me,  the  Saviour  cried, 474 

O  Lord,  another  day  is  flown, 548 

O  Lord,  how  vile  am  I,. 273 

O  Lord,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 380 

O  Lord,  our  languid  souls  inspire 996 

O  love  divine,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 290 

O  love  divine,  what  hast  thou  done  ! 101 

O  love,  I  languish  at  thy  stay, 495 

O  my  soul,  what  means  th's  sadness  ! 459 

O  praise  ye  the  Lord,  his  greatness  proclaim,  578 

O  Sun  of  righteousness  divine 579 

O  tell  me  no  more  of  this  world's  vain  store,  521 
O  tell  me,  thou  life  and  delight  of  my  soul...  134 

O  that  I  could  my  Lord  receive, 291 

O  that  I  could  repent; 292 

O  that  I  could  revere 293 

O  that  I  knew  the  secret  place, 381 

O  that  I  were  as  heretofore 731 

O  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone 274 

O  that  my  soul  was  now  as  fair 382 

O  that  the  Lord  would  hear  my  cry, 294 

O  that  thy  statutes,  everv  hour,. .  *. 383 

O,  the  Almighty  Lord,.. 39 

O,  the  immense,  the  amazing  height 763 

O  thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne, 816 

O  thou,  by  long  experience  tried, 386 

O  thou  God  of  my  salvation 522 

O  thou  who  all  things  canst  control 684 

O  thou  who  earnest  from  above, 674 

O  thou  who  dry'st  the  mourner's  tear 797 

O  thou,  whose  tender  mercy  hears, 289 

O  time,  how  few  thy  value  weigh 768 

O  turn,  ye  poor  sinners,  for  why  will  you  die,  967 

O,  what  amazing  words  of  grace, 238 

O,  what  a  wretched  sinner  Lord, 261 

O,  what  shall  I  do  my    Maker  to  praise  !. . . .  523 

O,  where  shall  rest  be  found, 384 

O,  wretched  souls  are  they  who  hear 201 

O  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish, 887 

O  Zion,  afflicted  with  wave  upon  wave, 620 

O'er  mountain  tops,  the  mount  of  God, 621 

Of  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing, 547 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  571 

3ft  as  the  bell,  with  solemn  toll, 885 

3ft  have  I  sat  in  secret  sighs, 815 

3ft  have  I  turned  my  eye    within, 385 

Omnipresent  God,  whose  aid 754 

On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand 828 

3n  thee,  each  morning,  0  my  God, 748 

3n  the  first  Christian  sabbath  eve 600 

3n  the  mountain's  top  appearing 715 

3n  Thibet's  snow-capped  mountains 659 

On  thy  church,  0  Power  divine 622 

On  u  inns  of  faith,  mount  up  my  soul,  and  rise  829 

Once  I  thought  my  mountain  strong, 730 

nice  i.i  part, 580 

Once  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day, 743 

Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  sailed 938 

One  awful  word  which  Jesus  spoke, 213 

One  pra\  er  I  have  — all  prayers  in  one 480 

One  there  is  above  all  others 124 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground 317 

Our  earth  we  now  lament  to  see, 675 

Our  heavenly  Father,  hear, 676 

Our  Ford  is  risen  from  the  dead  ; 113 

Our  little  bark,  on  boisterous  seas 939 

Our  Saviour  bowed  beneath  the  wave, 341 

Our  souls,  by  love  together  knit 997 

PATIENCE!  O, 'tis  a  grace  divine! 475 

Peace,  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 866 

Peace,  troubled  soul  ;  thou  need'st  not  fear..  700 

People  of  the  living  God, 318 

blessings  from  above, 387 

ilgrim,  burdened  with  thy  sin, 388 

bor  sinners!  little  do  they  think 9GB 

the  Lord  on  high, 646 

repare  us.  Lord,  to  view  thy  cross, 701 

Haoners  of  hope,  lift  up  your  heads, 407 

roclaim,  saith  Christ,  my  wondrous  grace,.  34-? 
'rostrate,  dear  Jesus,  at  thy  feet, 205 

[TONS  and  doubts  be  heard  no  more,  111 

thoughtless  sinner,  raise  thine  eye..  214 

ir  triumphant  soul's 28 

ejoice  evermore  with  angels  above, 524 

.ejoice  for  a  brother  deceased 888 

ejoice,  the  Lord  is  King 119 

.ejoicing  now  in  glorious  hope 319 


572  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Religion's  form  is  vain, 72 

Religiun  is  the  chief  concern, 7S< 

Remark,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound, 77 

Repent,  the  voice  celestial  cries, 16 

Return,  O  wanderer,  return, 235 

Righteous  God,  whose  vengeful  phials.......  90; 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 381 

Rise,  ri<e,  my  soul,  and  leave  the  ground,...       £ 
Rise,  O  my  soul ;  pursue  the  path.". lGt 

SAFELY  through  another  week, 60i 

Saints,  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word, 48L: 

Salvation:  O,  the  joyful  sound  ! 194 

Saviour  of  men,  thy  searching  eye,. 647 

Saviour,  we  wait  the  day,. 390 

Saw  ye  not  the  clourt  ari-e, 716 

Say,  should  we  search  the  glebe  around 805 

Say,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within, 263 

Say,  who  is  she  that  looks  abroad, 623 

Searcher  of  hearts,  to  thee  are  known '."A 

See,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne, 799 

See,  from  Zion's  sacred  mountain, 717 

See  how  brown  autumn  spreads  the  held  ...  765 

See  how  rude  winter's  icy  hand 766 

See  how  the  willing  converts  trace 343 

See,  sinners,  in  the  srospel  glass, 240 

See  the  calm,  but  faithless  sea, 9-iJ 

See  the  eternal  Judge  descending 9)3 

See  the  Lord  of  glory  dying D68 

See  what  a  living  stone,. . ." 602 

Seek,  my  soul,  the  narrow  gate, 215 

Serene  1  laid  me  down 744 

Shall  atheists  dare  insult,  the  cross  ? 145 

Shall  I,  for  fear  of  feehle  man, 643 

Shall  I,  to  gain  the  world's  applaase, 320 

Shall  the  vile  race  of  flesh  and  blood, 19 

Shall  we  go  on  to  sin, 301 

Shall  Wisdom  cry  aloud, 211 

Shepherd  divine,  our  wants  relieve, 683 

Shepherds  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes, 91 

Shine,  mighty  God,  on  this  our   land BOfl 

Should  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 1.9 

Show  pity,  Lord  ;  O  Lord,  forgive, 296 

Since  we,  and  all  our  treasures  too, 452 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 525 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  who  built  the  skies, 51 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  heavenly  lusts, 761 

Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, ,  3En 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LIXES.  573 

?in  ha?  ■  thousand  treacherous  arts 155 

?in,  like  a  venomous  disease 156 

sinner,  art  thou  still  secure 216 

Sinner,  behold,  I've  heard  thy  groan 264 

sinner,  behold  that  downward  road 217 

;inner,  0  why  bo  thoughtless  crown  ? 922 

.       •  I  word 244 

-inner,  stop,  O  stop  and  think 218 

dinners  take  the  friendly  warning 907 

sinners  the  voice  of  God  regard  : 2-12 

dinners,  this  solemn  truth  regard, 174 

dinners  turn  ;  why  will  ye  die ! 245 

Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the  message, 243 

?o  did  the  Hehrew  prophet  raise/. 170 

So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express, 191 

Soldiers  of  Christ,  arise, 721 

Sometimes  a  light  surprises 392 

Sovereign  of  worlds,  display  thy  power, 660 

Sovereign  Ruler,  Lord  of  all 297 

Spirit  of  faith,  come  down, 429 

■and  the  omnipotent  decree 908 

star  of  peace,  to  wanderers  weary, 941 

May,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay 430 

still,  for  thy  loving  kindness,  Lord 724 

Still,  OUt  -"  SDJ  56 830 

?toop  down,  my  thoughts,  that  used  to  rise,..  S67 

-trait  is  the  way,  the  door  is  strait, 175 

Rreti  bed  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies  ; 98 

•*ure  the  hhst  Comforter  is  nigh 431 

Sure  there's  a  righteous  God, SB 

■prrounded  by  a  host  oT'  foes S31 

*  the  memory  of  thy  grace 11 

•we<  t  is  the  task,  O  Lord 

the  work,  my  God,  my  King 

-  i  !  476 
Dioments,  r 
u  the  time,  when  first  I  felt, 

m fort,  Christians,  when  your  frieu 

ell  me  i 

arrible  thought !  *ball  I  alone 219 

Itankless  the  pi 

'hank-  for  mercies.  Lord,  receiv    : 

'hat  awful  'lay  will  surely  come, 

'hat  God  who  made  th<3  worlds  on  high, 71 

he  angel  comes  ;  he  comes  to  map CIO 

he  hillowB  swell,  the  wind-  ...  9-12 

hf  Christian  has  a  faith  di\I..  • 


574  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

The  Christian  warrior— see  him  stand 396 

The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace, 

The  day  is  past  and  gone , 755 

The  day  of  Christ,  the  day  of  God, 527 

The  earth  for  ever  is  the  Lord's, 624 

The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  all  it  contains,  702 

The  evils  that  beset  our  path, 79 

The  eye  of  Gnd  is  every  where 36 

The  fields  are  all  white, and  the  harvest  is  near,  969 

The  flowery  spring  at  God's  command, 757 

The  giddy  "world,  with  flattering  tongue,. . . .  323 

The  glories  of  my  Maker,  God, 58 

The  God  Jehovah  reigns  ; 114 

The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge i 

The  grave  is  now  a  favored  spot. 890 

The  great  archangel's  trump  shall  sound....  911 

The  great  Redeemer  we  adore, 344 

The  happy  in  Jesus  may  sleep, 324 

The  joy  that  vain  amusements  give, 

The  King  of  glory  sends  his  Son, 92 

The  King  of  heaven  his  table  spreads 636 

The  last  loud  trumpet's  wondrous  sound 128 

The  law  commands,  and  makes  us  know,...     72 

The  Lord  his  blessing  pours 529 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  he  makes  me  repose,  133 
The  Lord  is  our  Shepherd,  our  Guardian  and 

Guide 970 

The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  ; 107 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns 7 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 703 

The  Lord  of  life,  the  Saviour,  dies, 293 

The  Lord  of  sabbath  let  us  praise, 606 

The  Lord  on  mortal  worms  looks  down 220 

The  Lord  receives  his  highest  praise. 446 

The  Lord,  the  Sovereign'King, '. 59 

The  Lord  will  come  !  the  earth  shall  quake..  912 

The  Lord  will  happiness  divine, 299 

The  man  is  ever  blest 418 

The  message  first,  to  Smyrna  sent. 977 

The  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace, 115 

The  moment  a  sinner  believes, 171 

The  offerings  to  thy  throne  which  rise, 581 

The  once-loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead....  891 

The  peace  which  God  alone  reveals, 583 

The  power  to  bless  my  house, 549 

The  Saviour  meets  his  flock  to  day, 605 

The  sinner's  Mattering  dreams  pre  fled 304 

1  he  sovereign  Father,  2^0 1  and  kind, 325 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  575 

The  thing  my  God  doth  hate 498 

The  time  is  short,  the  season  near, 845 

The  true  Messiah  now  appear* 117 

The  voice  that  bids  us  all  repent, 265 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  name, 847 

Thee  will  I  love,  my  strength,  my  tower:...  523 

There  is  a  God !  all  nature  speaks, 1 

There  is  a  God,  who  reigns  above 2 

There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 869 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 832 

There  is  a  home  of  peaceful  rest 923 

They  mustbeasthe  troubled  sea, 411) 

Thine  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love f-07 

This  is  tbe  day  wlien  Christ  nrose, 745 

This  if  the  word  of  truth  and  love 146 

This,  this  is  the  God  we  adore,. . .' 528 

Thou  art  mv  refuse,  0  mv  God  ; 971 

Thou  didst,"  O  mighty  God,  exist 9 

Thou  grent  Physician  of  the  soul, 275 

Thou,  Jesus,  thou  my  breast  inspire 499 

Thou  Lamb  of  God,  thou  Prince  of  peace,...  704 

Thou,  O  Lord,  did-t  hear  my  crv 746 

Thou  seest  my  feebleness,... ..". 68b* 

Though  hard  the  winds  are  blowing, 943 

Though  sorrow  may  stay  for  a  night 705 

Though  troubles  assail,  and  dangers  affright,  706 
Thrice  happy  Bonis  \\  ho,  born  of  heaven,.. . .  399 

Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life, 707 

Through  this  wide  wilderness  I  roam, 400 

Thus  far  tbe  Lord  has  led  me  on, 756 

Thus  ftr  'tis  well  ;  you  read,  you  pray, 787 

Thus  it  became  the  Prince  of  grace, 345 

;Thus  I  resolved  before  the  Lord, 818 

[Thus  saith  the  first,  the  great  command, 73 

Thu<  saith  the  Holy  One,  and  true 979 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  spacious  fields. ...     74 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  Ephesus, 976 

(Thy  faithfulness,  Lord,  each  moment  we  find,  199 

Thv  favors,  Lord,  surprise  our  souls  ; 4 

Thy  life  I  read,  mv  dearest  Lord, 892 

Thy  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord, 441 

Thy  names,  how  infinite  they  be, 23 

iThy  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 944 

Time  !  what  an  emptv  vapor  'tis  ! 849 

Ifli  finished,  'tis  done,  the  spirit  is  Bed 893 

Tis  God  the  Spirit  leads 397 

Tis  midnight,  and  on  Olive's  brow K 

Tis  pleasant  losing, B98 


576  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

'Tis  trembling  hardness  that  I  feel 305 

To-day  the  Saviour  rails 241 

ToGil  I  made  my  sorrows  known, 2-, 

To  God,  my  Saviour  and  my  King 326 

To  Jesus,  the  crown  of  my  hope, 833 

To  keep  the  lamp  alive, .  * 708 

To-morrow,  Lord,  is  thine, 047 

To  our  Almighty  Maker,  God, 147 

To  praise  the  ever-bounteous  Lord, 761 

To  thee  alone,  O  God,  I  call,.. 2o6 

To  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 539 

To  thee,  my  God,  my  days  are  known, 398 

To  whom,  my  Saviour  shall  1  go, 327 

Tossed  upon  life's  raging  billow, 945 

Turn,  he  cries,  ye  sinners,  turn  ; 200 

'Twas  in  an  hour  when  wrath  prevailed 97 

'T was  the  commission  of  our  Lord , 346 

"  UNHAPPY  city,  hadst  thou  known" 243 

Unshaken  as  the  sacred  hills, 189 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 894 

Up  to  the  hills  I  lift  my  eyes .... 5S4 

Up  to  the  Lord,  who  reigns  on  high, 5 

Uprising  from  the  silent  tomb,.  ..7..' 103 

V ATX  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 1S3 

Vain,  delusive  world,  adieu  : 709 

Vain  man.  thy  fond  pursuits  forbear, 870 

Vain  world,  vain  world.  I  bid  adieu 306 

Vain  world,  thy  cheating  arts  give  o'er. 401 

WELCOME,  de'.ic.itful  morn. 609 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest, 608 

Welcome,  ye  hopeful  heirs  of  heaven, 3*28 

We  wander  in  a  thorny  maze 81 

"  We've  no  abiding  city  here."' 329 

What  are  these  in  bright  array, S3* 

What  contradictions  meet, 649 

What  hath  God  wrought: 'might  Israel  say.  410 

What  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name. 15 

What  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price, 249 

What  jarring  natures  dwell  within 157 

What  mean  these  jealousies  and  fears  : 973 

What  now  is  my  object  and  aim  ; 509 

What  secret  band,  at  morning  lign* 972 

What  scenes  of  horror  and  of  drea  i 871 

What  shall  I  render  to  my  God, 55.*> 

What  shall  the  dvine  sinner  do 148 

What  shall  We  ask  of  God  in  prayer .' 677  I 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  577 

What  vain  desires,  and  passions  vain, 409 

What  various  hindrances  we  meet, 999 

What  wisdom,  majesty  and  grace, 149 

When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 710 

When  at  this  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 96 

When  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away, 896 

When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 7$5 

When  darkness  lone  has  veiled  my  mind,...  402 

When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wings, 82 

When  frowning  death  appears, 221 

When  gathering  clouds  around  I  view 436 

When  gloomy  thoughts,  and  boding  fears,...  974 
When  God,  provoked  with  daring  crimes,.. .  800 

When,  gracious  Lord,  when  shall  it  be, 586 

When  lean  read  my  title  clear, 403 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 408 

When  I,  with  pleasing  wonder,  stand, 43 

When,  in  the  light  of  faith  divine, 83 

Wht  n.  in  the  vale  of  lengthened  years, 794 

When  languor  and  disease  invade, 817 

When  lowering  clouds  deform  the  sky, 276 

When  man  grows  bold  in  sin 30 

when,  my  Saviour,  shall  I  b<- 501 

When,  O  my Saviour,  shall  this  bi       

■Then  on  her  maker's  bosom 775 

iWnen,  on  the  third  auspicious  day 610 
When  overwhelmed  with  grief, 405 
When  pining  sickness  wastes  the  frame,....  818 
use  I  .sit 551 

When  renovating  grace  begins, 330 

When   rocks   and   when    shallows  beset  us 

around 940 

■Then  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame,...  819 

When  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice, 874 

When  thou,  my  righteous  Judge,  sbalt  come,  40o 

When  verdure  cl  the?  the  fertile  vale 7ro 

When,  with  my  mind  devoutly  pressed 331 

rVhence  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise 38 

Where  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands 127 

IVhere  is  my  Hod  ?  does  he  retire 1S3 

rVhere'er  the  Lord  shall  build  my  house 550 

Therefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay,..    161 

Therewith  shall  r  approach  the  Lord, 587 

Thile  I  am  banished  from  thy  house, 588 

While  o'er  our  guilty  land,  f)  Lord, 801 

Thile  on  the  verge  of  life  1  *tand, 835 

Vhile  Sinai  roars,  and  round  the  earth 75 

Vhile  with  ceaseless  course  the  Run 770 

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578  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Who  are  these  arrayed  in  white 836 

Who  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise, 479 

Who  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place,  ......  411 

Why  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor, 872 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends 975 

Why  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 407 

Why  sleep  we,  my  brethren?  come,  let  us  arise,1000 

Why  should  I  fear  the  darkest  hour, 413 

Why  should  the  dread  of  sinful  man, 687 

Why  should  the  world's  alluring  toys, 172 

Why  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die, 873 

With  earnest  longings  of  the  mind.. 456 

With  grateful  hearts  and  tuneful  lays, 776  j 

With  mines  of  wealth  are  sinners  poor 412 

With  my  substance  I  will  honor, 438 

With  reverend  awe,  tremendous  Lord, 718  i 

With  reverence  let  the  saints  appear, 40 

With  tears  of  anguish  I  lament, 158 

Within  these  walls  be  peace, 810 

"World ,  adieu  !  thou  real  cheat, 414 

Would  you  behold  the  works  of  God, 947 

Would  you  win  a  soul  to  God  ? 650 

"  Write  to  Sardis,"  saith  the  Lord, 978 

YE  angels,  who  stand  round  the  throne, 120 

Ye  dying  sons  of  men 250 

Ye  fleeting  charms  of  earth,  farewell 837 

Ye  glittering  toys  of  earth,  adieu  : 131 

Ye  hearts  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 788 

Ye  humble  saints,  proclaim  abroad, 10 

Ye  humble  souls,  complain  no  more, 453 

Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God, 13 

Ye  little  flock,  whom  Jesus  feeds, 415  j 

Ye  lovely  bands  of  blooming  youth, 789  J 

Ye  messengers  of  Christ, 661 

Ye  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears,.  895 

Ye  nations  of  the  earth,  rejoice, 60 

Ye  servants  of  the  Almighty  King, 29 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and  young 790 

Ye  sons  of  men,  with  joy  record 14 

Ye  thirsty  for  God,  to  Jesus  give  ear, 251 

Ye  virgin  souls,  arise, $13 

Ye,  who  in  former  days 222 

Young  men  and  maidens,  raise, 530 

ZEAL  is  that  pure  and  heavenly  flame, 484 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


A*.  B. —  Turn  to  the  particular  article  that  you  wish 
to  Jind,  as  you  would  in  a  dictionary  or  concord- 
ance. If  iimi  do  not  fnd  your  subject  under  one 
word,  search  for  it  under  another  word  of  similar 
import. 

The  figures  refer  to  the  numbers  of  tJie  hymns,  which 
are  placed  at  the  top  of  the  pages,  and  also  at  the 
beginning  of  the  hymns. 


AARO.Xzim\  Christ,  117. 

Abounding  grace,  181.     iniquity,  798. 

Absence  from  God  intolerable,  909.     from  Christ, 

lamented,  514.     from  public   worship  painful, 

456. 
Absent  Sariour,  gone  to  heaven,  631.     memorial 

of  the,  631. 
Abraham's  faith  and  obedience,  445.  483. 
Accepted  time,  196,  2C5. 

Account,  strict,  must  be  given  to  God,  897. 
9dam,  sovereign  of  the  creatures,  50.      corrupt 

nature  from,  61. 
Sdieu,  vain  world,  414,  367,  306,  709. 
Adoption,  193. 

Advocate,  Christ  our,  121,  122 
<lffection,  inconstant,  407. 
Vfflictions,  needful,  795,  790.     of  Zion,  620. 

saints  mill  sinners,  417,  811,  956. 
Ige,  middle,  791,798.     old,  antiripated,793,794. 
Iged  sinner,  difficulty    of    bifl    repenting,    152. 

at  death  and  judgment,  7b5.  saint,  support  of, 

793. 
Warming^  161,  201,  222,  916. 

Qo*\  32—37. 
VkmoM  Christian,  '.'.v.'. 
In*,  or  liberality.  433 
by*  and  l  nve  o(  God,  11,9 


580  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Antichrist's  reign,  618. 

Anxiety  to  find  Christ,  585. 

Apostasy,  222. 

Apparel,  spiritual,  181. 

Armor  of  the  Christian,  721. 

Ascension  of  Christ,  113.  - 

Ashamed  not  of  Christ,  320,  365. 

Assurance  of  heaven,  403,  851.     desired,  909. 

Atheism,  practical,  150.     and  infidelity,  145. 

Atonement  of  Christ,  98,  101,  129,  139,  159,  160 

180,  393,  508,  527,  626,  632. 
Attributes  of  God,  1—46. 
Autumn,  765. 

Awakened  sinner,  70,  202,  252,  266. 
Awakening  and  inviting,  196,  251. 
BABYLON,  ruin  of,  predicted,  618. 
Backsliding,  and  returning,  407,  726,  731.     la 

mented,  731. 
Balaam's  wish,  880. 
Banner,  719. 
Banquet  of  love,  628. 
Baptism,  332—346.     of  Christ,  340,  344. 
Bearing  the  cross,  370,  432.    one  another's  bur 

dens,  688. 
Beatitudes,  347. 
Beauty  of  the  works  of  God,  503.     of  the  robe 

of  righteousness,  131. 
Believe  and  be  saved,  167. 
Beliecer  baptized,  335,  346. 
Belshazzar,  262. 
Birth-day,  773. 
Birth  of" Christ,  81 — 92.     miracles  attending,  87 

89,  92. 
Blasphemy  complained  of,  798. 
Blessed,  the,  described,  162,  347,  418,  854. 
BLod  of  Christ,  cleansing,  129,  153,  190.     salva 

tion  by  the,  180,  527,  669. 
Brazen  serpent,  170,  225. 

Broad  way,  959.     and  narrow  way,  206, 217,  95£ 
Brotherly  love,  472,  540. 
CALL  of  the  gospel,  241—246.     accepted,  62* 

]  96—200. 
Candor  and  moderation,  957. 
Captain  of  salvation,  121. 
Carnal  joys  parted  with,  337,  374. 
Ceremonies,  mere  external,  vain,  439 
Cltange  efFected  by  the  gospel,  146. 
Characters  of  Christ,  121—134. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  581 

Chanty  and  love,  433,  434,  469,  485. 
Children,  death  of,  891. 

Christ    ami  his  incarnation,  84 — 92.     life  and 
ministry, 93— 96.     his  sufferings  and  death,  97 
—102.  "his  resurrection,  103—108.     his  ascen- 
sion, 109 — 115.    his  intercession,  116,  117.     his 
coronation,  118 — 120.  His  characters,  121.  Advo- 
22.    Eternal  life.  123.     Friend  of  sinners, 
.  Head  of  the  church,  126.    High-Priest, 
127.  Judge,  128, 119.  Sacrifice,  129.  Physician, 
130.      Pearl  of  great  price,   131.     precious  to 
them  that  believe,   132.     Shepherd,   133,  134. 
our  example,  94,  471.     a  Lamb,  192.     Refuge, 
934.     Redeemer,  141.     his  kingdom,  655,  920. 
his  weeping,  248,  351.      his  reisn,  712.       his 
knocking,  27,  212,  224,  225,  505."   meeting  his 
flock,   605.      praise    to    Christ,   135—141.     all 
in   all  to  Christians,   514,   523.      his  absence 
lamented,    514.      signs    of   his   coming,   902, 
1    905.    his  second  appearing,  898,  S99,  901,  904, 
,    912.     his  address  to   the  church  at  Ephesus, 
Ift,   978.     PniJadel- 
L  phia,  979.     Laodicea,  980.   See  Anthems. 
Hbhistiax,  317 — 115. 

|  qualifications,  411, 

graces.  (See  I  rtian.)  charac- 

.  the  weak,  •  Bed,  439.  life, 

103,  405,  407. 
backsliding  and  reti  731.     in  dark- 

.     his  faith  fainting,  352.     fear- 
ing  God,  399.     encouraged,   459.     sitting:  at 
oying  light,  392.    rejoic- 
ing in  a  revival,  711 — 7!6.     race.  95 1.    watch 
Ingand  prayinjr,  390.     love,  472,  990.     friends 

5.     parting,  468,  984,  993. 
dirr,  396,  437.     armor,  721.     warfare,  376,  720, 
$31.      trembling,   460.      cast   down,  yet 
hoping,  459.     desiring  to  he  as  in  times  past, 
394.     hidden   life  of  the,  378.     happy  in  God, 
82.    flying  to  Christ  for  refuge,  350,  358. 
hristian  Fellowsh- 
Thkisti  i  n  W  \v.r\nr.,  719 — 721 . 

.  inward  witness  <>f,  14 1. 

Church,  611—624.     beauty  of  the,  566.     Hod's 

presence  there,  598.    going  to  the,  566.    happi- 

:  the,  616.      increase   of  the,  806.      its 

protection,  617.     its  worship  and  order,  614. 

future  glory,  622.     prayer  for  the,  555. 


582  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

hers  of  the,  characterized,  411.  meetings, 
995. 

City,  no  abiding,  329.    Jesus  wept  over  the,  248. 

Cleansing  blood  of  Christ,  74,  190,  285. 

Close  of  worship,  552,  573. 

Clothing,  spiritual,  181. 

Collection,  charitable,  438. 

Comfort  of  religion,  974,  403.  true  and  false, 
433.  from  holiness  and  pardon,  178.  under 
sorrows  of  body  and  mind,  403.  in  afflictions, 
436,953.  of  God's  people,  637.  under  loss  of 
ministers,  884. 

Coming  of  Christ,  893,  901,  912. 

Commission  of  Christ,  28,  167.  of  ministers  ex- 
tensive, 654. 

Communion  with  God,  729.  with  Christ  and 
saints,  630,  634,  990.  with  God  desired,  532. 
See  Lord's  supper. 

Company,  good  and  bad,  450. 

Compassion  of  God,  3,  11,  515,  517. 

Complaint  of  the  church,  611.  of  absence  from 
public  worship,  453.  of  dulness,  423.  of  de- 
ceit and  flattery,  798.  of  sloth  and  negligence, 
372,  423. 

Condescension  of  God  to  our  affairs,  5.  of  Christ, 
92.     to  our  worship,  4. 

Conference  meetings,  558,  570,  574.  and  prayer, 
981—1000. 

Confessing  Christ,  648. 

Confession  of  sin,  202.  of  repentance  and  pardon, 
153,  154,  162,  163,  117, 178,  279,  282,  286,  294, 
296,  297,  494. 

Conscience,  148.  secure  and  unawakened,  70. 
its  guilt  relieved,  177.  tender  279.  peace  of, 
476,  477. 

Consolations  of  religion,  512,  518.  of  the  gospel,523. 

Contributions,  433. 

Contrite  heart,  286. 

Converse  with  God,  539,  595. 

Conversion  of  sinners,  300 — 305.  its  nature  and 
author,  190.  difficulty  of,  175.  delayed,  782, 
785,790.    the  joy  of  heaven,  479. 

Convert,  307—331,  939,  990. 

Conviction- of  sin,  267— 276.   by  the  law,  70,  183. 

Conviction  and  Conversion,  300 — 306.  by  the 
cross  of  Christ,  391. 

Coronation  of  Christ,  118. 

Courage,  Christian,  called  up,  951 .     in  temptation 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  583 

and  trouble,  403.     in  dufvand  sufferings,  698, 
961. 
Covenant  engagements,  966. 

Covelou.oirs*.  ',  v 

Creation  and  Providence,  47 — 52,  525. 

Creation  of  the  world,  50.  called  upon  to  praise 
God,  54,  58. 

Creatures,  their  love  dangerous,  362.  praising 
God,  K 

Cross  of  Christ,  98,  648. 

Cruet'  of  sin,  ]75,  191. 

Crunfvintr  Christ  afresh,  391. 

DAILY  devotion,  35,  37, 

Danger  of  nezlect,  212,  258,  263.  of  love  to  the 
world,  362.  of  the  wicked,  209.  of  hell,  203,916. 

Dnrkne.-.-,  Christian  in,  730.  new  convert  in,  314, 
316,  324,  325, 330.  Christ  our  hope  and  light  in , 
1.  373,  797. 

David  and  Goliah,  719. 

Day  of  judgment,  123,  697—913.  the  latter 
approaching,  656. 

Death  of  Christ  caused  bv  >in,  98,  267,  967, 968.  id 
expiatory.  99,  Ul. 

eath   and   Resurrection,   of  men,  850 — 874. 
891,  975.     of  the  sinner,  221,  914.     of  an  aged 
sinner, 765.    of  a  rich  sinner,  78,  872.     of  a  wid- 
ow. -77.     of  pious  friends,  887 — 889.   appropch- 
soxnetimes  sudden,  847.    of  a  saint, 
: .  854,  ^73,  975.   support  in,  912.    desira- 
1,  8W2,  675.      welcome  messenger.  B62. 
delightful,  875, 888,893.     dreadful  or  delightful, 
914.   overcome  by  faith,  823.    preparation  fork, 
650.     God's  presence  in  it,  822.     made  easy  by 
a  sisjht  of  Christ  and  heaven,  832,  961.     anil 
eternity,  .n,  858,  661,  862,  867.    and 

heaven,  853,  918.  of  children,  891,  892,895.  ol . 
youth,  896.  and  glory,  869,  882.  and  the 
resurrection,  665.    and  judgment,  897. 

Deceit  and  flattery,  798. 

Deceitfulness  of  worldly  joys,  367. 

Declension  lamented,  555,  579. 

Dedication,  640.    of  self  and  of  all  to  God,  312,  496. 

of  a  house  for  worship,  732,  733. 
Deity  of  Christ,  51,  84,  85,  241. 
fJelai/,  dinner  exhorted  not  to,  233. 
Delight  :irn\  safety  in  the  church,  563,568,598.     in 
God.  380.  456,  563,  568,  598.     in  converse  with 
Christ,    532,  537.     in   gospel  ordinances,  532, 
537,608. 


584  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Deliverance  from  deep  distress,  369.      from  de- 
spair, 177.     from  sin,  301.    from  spiritual  ene- 
mies, 403,616,707.    from  evil  companions,  323.  ' 
by  prayer,  369.     seasonable,  483.     from  ship- 
wreck, 947. 

Denial  of  self,  175,  191,  949/ 

Dependence  and  trust  in  God,  487,  708,  735. 

Depravity,  150—158.     of  nature,  61,  201,  268,  572. 
of  manners,  574. 

Desertion  and  hope,  455. 

Desire  to  turn  and  live,  292.     for  holiness,  489, 
704. 

Despair,  sinful,  973.     and  presumption,  70,  963. 

Destruction,  multitudes  in  the  way  of,  206.   escap- 
ing from,  217. 

Devil,  his  enmitv  to  Christ,  62.     his  fiery  darts, 
403. 

Devotion,  522,  536,  539.     daily,  secret,  772.    fer- 
vent, desired,  365. 

Diligence,  Christian,  951. 

Disconsolate  souls  encouraged,  987. 

Dismission  of  public  worship,  55-2,  551,  5G5,  573, 
575,  576,  577,  580,  582,  533. 

Dissolution  of  the  world,  51,  207. 

Distress  relieved,  177. 

Divine  nature  of  Christ,  84,  527.     and  human,  85, 
241. 

Doctrine,  Scripture,  150—194,  231.     of  the  gos- 
pel, 729. 

Doubts  and   fears  of  Christians  censured,  464. 
suppressed,  38,  872. 

Dulness,  spiritual,  372.    exhortation  against,  1000. 

Duties  of  religion,  191.     of  parents,  541.     to  God 
and  man,  71,  411,  624,  951. 

Dwelling  with  God  on  earth,  624. 

EARTH,  no  rest  in  it,  76.     is  the  Lord's,  702. 
will  be  destroyed,  911. 

Earthly  joys,  forsaken,  367,  374. 

Effects  of  the  gospel,  657,  718. 

Emptiness  of  the  world,  172,  209,  306.     and  ful- 
ness in  Christ,  197.  198,  524. 

End  of  the  World,  51,  207,  897—913,  939. 

Enemies  of  the  church  prayed  for,  471.     Christ's 
triumph  over  them,  618. 

Enjoyment  of  Christ,  532,  537. 

Error,  hiding  itself,  67. 

Etcraity^  840.     of  God,  8.     and  time^  833—849 


IXDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  585 

Evening,  749— 756.  twilight,  535.  Saturday, 
749.  Sabbath,  596.  and  morning  humns,  548, 
734—756. 

Examination  of  self,  531. 

Example  of  Chriat,  94,  121,471.     for  children,  546. 

1  Exhortation,   504.      to   repentance,   218.      to   ac- 

1      quamtance  with  God,  23,  694.    to  fly  to  Christ, 

to  prayer,  999.     to  peace  and  holiness, 

961,     to  arise  from  slumber,  1090. 

Experience  related,  99 

FAITH.  ■  167,  170,  353,  445.     of  the 

Christian,  395.  power  of,  444.  and  assurance, 
m  the  blood  of  Christ,  153,  178,  692.  in 
God,  in  the  time  of  distress,  I  '.'.  in  divine 
grace  and  power,  177.  in  things  unseen,  445. 
and  sight, 869.  and  repentance,  164.  and  obe- 
dience. 16  l.  165.  fainting, 352.  and  unbelief, 
164,  167.  conquering,  171,  823.  the  way  of 
salvation,  166, 167.  weak,  lamented, 985.  over 
death  and  the  grave,  823.  without  works,  is 
dead,  165,  44 

I  fGod,  10,  199,  447,  515,  517.     of  the 

•in,395,  411. 

Fall  and  recovery  of  man,  61,  62, 

j  i  and   blasphemy,  798.     and  deceit,  for- 

bidden, 

/  government,  543,  545 — 547,  549. 

Family  Worship,  540 — 551,  738,  754. 

Farewell  to  missionaries,  653.     to  earth,  837. 

Fast,  Publu  . 

Fear  of  God,  399,  4  18.  of  man,  a  snare,  648.  of 
death,  overcome,  823. 

Fearful  soul,  perishing,  952. 

JSfeortof  the  gospel,  made  bv  divine  love,  628, 629. 
free  for  all,  196—199,  241,  518,  636.  its"  pro- 
visions and  guests,  628,  629,  633. 

Fellowship  with  Christ,  desired  and  enjoved,532, 
I.     Christian,  688—694,  4 
985,990,  993, 

.  213. 
I  .:,<!  sin  mortified,  175,  191,  919.     and  spirit, 

409.     our  tabernacle,  869. 
Flock  of  Christ,  415.     met  by  him,  697. 
Fully  and  madness  of  sin. 
Food,  spiritual.  532. 
Forgiveness  ol  sin,  309.     sought,  280.     as  we  for- 


586  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

give,  prayed  for,  668.    prayed  for,  296.   obtained 
on  confession,  153, 154.  plentiful  with  God,  177. 

Formal  Religion,  722 — 725. 

Formality  in  worship.  480,  722 — 724. 

Forms,  mere  outward,  vain,  153,  723. 

Fountain  of  life.  463,  502.  of  Christ's  blood,  285. 
of  living  water.  717,  231. 

Frailty  and  folly  of  man,  664,  842.     of  life,  815. 

Friend,  God  is  our,  and  Father,  41.  Christ  our, 
121,  124,  135,237, 

Friends,  meeting  of.  693.  welcome,  985.  parted 
with.  4 

Friendship,  its  blessings,  416,  544. 

Fruits  of  the  Spirit.  347'.  of  the  gospel,  146.  of 
faith,  165.     of  holiness  and  grace.  191. 

Fttll  Redemption,  48  .'  — ' 

Fulness  of  the  sospel,  196,  197,  244.  in  Christ, 
494,  502,  524,  527".  3 

— -     .     of  ministers, 

384*    of  a  sunt,  861,  867— 890, 975.    of  a 

child.  -  .     of  a  widow.  ~77,  949,  959. 

GARDEN  of  Gethseraane,  95. 

General  praise,  54,  14).     sickness 

Gentiles,  Christ  revealed  to  the,  143,  628.  God  of 
the,  920.  believing  in  the  true  God,  147,  920. 
church  of  the,  655. 

Glory  and  grace  in  the  person  of  Christ,  519, 563. 
human. 

Glorying  in  Christ  and  hi3  cross,  365. 

Goo  abh  his  Attbibutbs,  'alphabetically  ar- 
ranged,)!— 46.  his  being,  1.  2.  compassion,  3. 
condescension,  4, 5.  dominion,  6.  7.  eternitv, 
8,  9.  faithfulness,  10.  goodness'.  11—14,  517. 
greatness,  15 — 17.  holiness,  18,  19,  525.  and 
vengeance,  20.  incomprehensibility,  21,  22. 
infinity,  23.  invisibility,  24.  kindness,  25, 515, 
26.  "long-suffering,  27.  love 
and  mercy,  28.  majesty  and  condescension, 
29,  30,  920".  mercy,  31.  omniscience  and  om- 
nipresence. 32— 37,  647.  omnipotence,  38,  39. 
power  and  majesty,  40,  920.  perfections,  41, 
42,  515.  wisdom,  43.  trinity,  44,  45.  unity, 
46!  adored  in  his  works,  57*.  his  ways  mys- 
terious, 145.  our  defence  and  salvation,  405. 
n  refuge  to  the  troubled,  696,  971.  and  in  na- 
tional calamities,  615.  our  guide  and  support  in 
life  and  death,  172,  543,  975,  927,  517.  terrible 
in  thunder  and  judgment,  764.    our  preserver 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  587 

and  friend,  543,  586,  975.  present  in  his 
churches,  615.  the  security  of  his  people,  706. 
will  provide  for  his  children,  706.  his  univer- 
sal dominion,  59.  worthy  of  our  praise,  57, 
416,  515,  569.  the  fountain  of  life,  39-2.  fear 
of,  399.  dedication  to,  312,  315.  communion 
with.  160.  trust  in,393.  praise  to,  55,  56,506. 
the  supreme  pood,  62.  his  controversy  with 
the  nations,  905. 
Godhead,  64. 

Good  report,   thins*  of,  450.     works,  449.     reso-   ' 
lution,    929.    tidings    to    saints,    627.      shep- 
herd, 415. 
Gospel,    142—140,    75.    14.     power   of  God    to 
salvation,  146,  148.     rational  defence  of.  145. 
its  provisions  and  invitations  to  all,  196,  244. 
suited    to   our    wants,    23S.      excellences    of, 
64,  592.     forbids    all    sin,    165,    191,   391.     its 
character,    glory,  and    success,  427,  529,  622, 
attended  by  miracles,  92.     not  ashamed 
of   the,     365.       ministry    of,    143.       blessed 
etfects,  146.    and  law   distinguished,  72,  183. 
practical    tendency    of   it,    191.      its    worship 
and  order,  614. 
Gospel  Call,  196—900. 
Government  of  self,  6t2.     of  children,  511,  543, 

545,  546. 
Grace,  favor  without  merit,  162,  206.  of  Christ, 
655.  and  nature,  conflict  of,  equal  to  pow- 
er, 39.  pardoning,  177.  salvation  bv,  164 
—187,  699.  justifying,  183.  sanctifying  and 
saving,  699.  and  holiness,  19L  work  of, 
185.      and  preventing. 

promise  of.  62.     tried  by  affliction-.  189.     all- 
sufficient  in  duty  and  sufferings, 
Graces,    Christian,  (alpha!, etically   arranged',) 
185.      bearing   the    cross,    132.    charity, 
433,434*— 438    440.     comfort,  435,  436.     forti- 
tude, 437.    justice  and  equity,  442, 443.    faith, 
444 — 147.     fear  of  God,  44^.  "  good  uroi 
450,  485.    gravity  and  decency,  451.      grati- 
tude, 452.     happy  poverty.  453.     hatred  of  sin, 
454,  455.    hope  and  desertion,  li 
460.     humility,  461.      jo\  . 

panting 
for   God,   457.     patience, 
peace  longed  for,  477.    Pharisee  and  publican, 
resignation,  480.   sincerity  and  bj  pocrisy, 


5S8  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

481.     self-denial,   482,  483.     zeal,  true   and 

false   484. 
Gratitude,  109,  529,  710.     humble,  452.     want  of 

it  lamented,  750. 
Grave,  the,  890.     no  device  there,  845. 
Grieve  not  the  Spirit,  253,  254. 
Guide,  Christ  a,  121,  926.     God's  word  our,  739. 
H4PPLVESS,  361.     in  God  only,  77,  378,  514, 

672.     in  God's  presence,  373.    hi  religion,  509, 

523.     on  earth,  464. 
Happy   change,  302.       choice,  360.     saint,  and 

cursed  sinner,  4i8.     man  described,  163.  178, 

347. 
Hardness  of  heart,  250,  255.     lamented,  283. 
Harvest  of  the  gospel,  643.  summer,  761.  last,  910. 
Health  preserved,   49,  743,  753.       sickness  and 

recovery,  812. 
Heart  known  to  God,  35.    hard,  265.    sinful,  268. 

given  to  God,  313. 
Heathen  have  not  the  sospel.  651,  653. 
Heaven,  853,  915,  918,  921,' 923.     the   Christian 

home,   512,   522.      hope    of,    supporting,   3C8. 

prospect  of.  makes  death  easv,  319,  625,  BB8, 

830,  832,  836.     the  everlasting  felicity  of,  355. 

and  earth,  367.     panting  for. 
Heavenly  Jerusalem,  991.    '  mindedness  desired, 

538.    joy  on  earth,   464,   532.      treasure,   the 

onlv  true  riches,  412. 
Hellaxd  Heaven,  914—923. 
Hell,  916,  203.     and  death,  864. 
Helpless  state  of  the  penitent  sinner,  2S7.    hoping 

and  praying,  25. 
Hidden  life  of  the  Christian,  37S. 
Holiness  and  grace,  165, 190, 191.     its  characters, 

347.     necessarv  preparation  for  heaven,  921. 
Holy  Spirit,  420—431,  559,  572.     praver  to,  303, 

463,  556. 
Hope,  354,  413.    trembling,  460.    of  the  Christian 

encouraged,  459.     of  the  resurrection,  623.     of 

heaven,  supporting,  104,  403.     of  perfect  love, 

693.     in  God,  827/  maketh  death  "easy,  832. 
Hosannei,  for  the  Lord's  day,  602. 
Humanity  and  divinitv  of  Christ,  85. 
Humility,  453,  461.     and  meekness.  129,  473,  474. 
Hypocrites  and  hypocrisy.  723.    judged,  725,  435, 

798.     known  and  abhorred  by  God,  480.     and 

almost  Christians,  952. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  589 

IMMAJVUEL,  85,  121. 

Impenitence,  the  danger  of,  165. 

Imposture,  67. 

Improvement  of  time,  513.    of  life,  838,  839,  841. 

Inconstancy  of  our  love,  407. 

Increase  of  the  church,  806. 

Ingratitude  complained  of,  842.    lamented,  957. 

Iniquity  abounding  798. 

Instability  of  worldly  enjoyments,  79,445. 

Instruction  of  children,  541,  543,  545. 

Invitations  of  Scripture,  241.  of  Christ  to  sin- 
ners, 212,  224—229,  232,  238,  953,  246,  251.  of 
the  gospel,  629.     and  promises,  458. 

Inviting,  223— 251. 

Invocation  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  420,  422,  425,  428. 
morning,  738. 

Isaac  and  the  altar,  483. 

Israel  delivered  from  Egypt  and  brought  to 
Canaan,  42,  48.   their  history,  42. 

JACOB,  by  whom  arise?  555^ 

Jehovah,  6,  7,  168. 

Jerusalem  wept  over. 

lie  tn*:h,  way  and  light,  683.  crowned,  118. 

Jewish  church,  48. 

Joy,    heavenly    upon   earth,  464.    and   sorrow, 
-  >on     interrupted,   407,   953.   in    heaven 
on  the  conversion  of  a  sinner,  479.  in  Christ's 
presence  eternally,  355. 

Judgment  day,  2J0,  897 — 913.  of  hypocrite;', 
725.  youth  reminded  of,  7c2,  790.  Christ's 
coming  to,  139. 

Justice  and  equitv,  4  '2,  443,  4(J5.    and  mercv,  517. 

Justification  by  faith,  162,  177,  178,  180—183.  and 
sanctification,  18! . 

KINGDOM  of  Christ,  114,  119.  of  heaven  prom- 
ised to  the  poor,  4." 

Knocking,  Christ  at  the  door,  212,  224,  225,  227. 

Knoirhd'Tp.  of  the  forgiveness  of  *ro,512,  518.  and 
faith  in  Christ,  365.     vain  without  love,  466. 

I-1ST  trumpet,  911.     conflict,  859. 

Law,  moral  a:,  i  70—75.  convinces  of 

.    condemi  -.  but  cannot  save,  164,  183. 
delipht  in  the,  4-.    fulfilled  by  Christ,  148. 

Liberty, 

Life,  '  wonderful!.  pre--rved,  49,  743.  5=hor\ 
U75.  frail,  and  succeeded  by  eternity,  817.  the 
nme  to  serve  the  Lid,  645.  its  shortness. 
^  i9,  846 


590  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Light,  Christ  the,  of  Jews  and  Gentiles,  860. 
in  darkness,  373,  797. 

Little  flock,  415,  697,  902.     cloud,  716. 

Longing  after  God  and  his  house,  599.  after 
Christ,  612.  for  his  love,  495,  704.  to  be  like 
him,  404,  702.  to  be  with  Christ.  825,  833, 
835.    for  heaven,  406,  825.    ' 

Lord's  day,  589—610.  morning,  592,  593.  595, 
740,  745,'  601,  603.  evening,  596,  600,  609. 
prayer,  666,  667,  676. 

Lord's  supper,  106,  625 — 636.  evangelical  graces 
exercised,  627. 

Loss  of  dear  friends,  868. 

Love  of  God,  in  sending  his  Son,  23.  of  Christ, 
522,  713,  833,  960. 

Love  to  God,  522,  526  ;  to  the  church,  6,  9,  619.  to 
enemies,  471.  to  creatures  dangerous,  362. 
and  sympathy,  347,  469.  superior  to  knowl- 
edge, faith  and  hope,  436.  religion  vain  with- 
out it,  470. 

Loving  kindness,  982. 

MAGISTRATES,  qualifications  and  duties  of, 
807. 

Man,  his  fall  and  recovery,  62.  his  vanity  as 
mortal,  19.     his  frailty,  664. 

Mariners,  924—947. 

Marks  of  a  Christian,  347.  of  true  faith,  165.  of 
holiness,  191.     of  sincerity,  592 

Marriage,  774—776,  990. 

Martyr's  song,  955. 

Master  of  a  family,  547. 

Meekness,  473,  474. 

Meeting,  social,  9S8.  for  worship,  689.  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  683,692.  protracted,  960. 
prayer  and  conference,  981 — 1000. 

Message  of  the  gospel,  194,  243  ;  of  gospel  minis- 
ters, 143. 

Messiah,  Jesus  the  true,  117.    born,  87. 

Midnight  cry,  913. 

M 'ill en ilium,  prayer  for,  671 

Mind,  spiritual,  539. 

Ministers,  watchmen,  637 — 650.  their  important 
commission,  642,  654.  ordination  of,  638,  640, 
650.  their  desire  to  save  souls,  639.  their 
griefs  and  jovs,  649.  sick,  816.  their  death, 
884.    funeral  of  a,  876. 

Min-istry,  637— 'V.y. 

Missionary.  438.  meetings,  644,  651—661.  la- 
bors, 659. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  591 

Missionaries,  ordination  and  departure  of,  052, 
661.    farewell  to,  653. 

Moderation  and  candor,  961 . 

Morning  and  Evening,  734 — 756. 

Morning,  309.  uvnins,  734 — 746.  of  Lord's  day, 
740,  745,  972,  601,  608—610. 

Morning  or  Evening,  747,  746. 

Mortality  of  man,  873. 

Mourning  for  sin,  291.  sinner  invited  by  Christ, 
237. 

Multitude  in  the  way  to  destruction,  206,  217. 

NAMES  and  offices  of  Christ,  139. 

.Yarrow  gate,  215.    way,  175,   217,  543,  949. 

Nation,  blessed  and  punished,  800. 

National  distresses,  801.  deliverance,  806. 
thanksgiving,  802—806. 

Nativity  of  Christ,  88—92. 

Nature  of  fallen  man  sinful,  150.  and  grace, 
316,  325.     dissolution  of,  207. 

Neglect  of  religion  dangerous,  845. 

Neighbor,  love  to,  73. 

Nnr  birth,   313.     necessity  of,  300.     life,  391. 

Nftr  year,  769 — 772. 

OBEDIENCE  and  faith,  1G5.  better  than  sac- 
rifice, 74.  safety  and  happiness  of,  359.  sin- 
cere, 162,  163,  176. 

Offices  and  titles  of  Christ,  121,  139.  of  the 
Spirit,  426. 

Old  Age  and  Middle,  791—794. 

Old  man  of  sin  crucified,  191,  949. 

Omnipotence  of  God,  38 — 40. 

OmniM  Knee  of  God,  33 — 35,  37,  754 

Ordinances  of  the  gospel,  532,  608. 

Ordination  of  ministers,  640,  642,  644,  646,  652 
661. 

Original  sin,  62. 

PARADISE,  464.     on  earth,  958. 

Pardon,  176—179,  309,  628.  and  direction,  364. 
and  confession,  163,  178.  and  strength  from 
Christ,  625. 

Parents,  duty  of,  541,  543,  545.  and  children, 
788. 

Parting  of  Christians,  690.  with  missionaries, 
653. 

Pastoral,  637,  639,  641,  643,  647,  648. 

Patience.  177,  475,  704.  of  God  producing  repent- 
ance, 27. 

Peace  of  the  Christian,  439,  701,  981.     in  b.-liev- 


592  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

ing,  688.  of  conscience,  476,  477.  and  holi- 
ness encouraged,  778.  and  submission  under 
trials,  483,  883. 

Pearl  of  great  price,  131. 

Penitential,  277—299,  280,  430,  673,  962. 

Perfections  of  God,  9,  10,  15,  18,  22,  23,  26,  41, 
44,  46.  Christian  sought  for,  683.  of  heavenly 
bliss,  492,  501.  of  holiness  and  happiness  in 
heaven,  355,  920,  921. 

Persecutors  punished,  417.     their"  folly,  611. 

Perseverance,  189,  694.  in  holiness,  191.  in  grace 
desired,  188,  190,  347.  of  saints  bv  grace  to 
heaven,  104,' 365,  850,  950. 

Pestilence,  954. 

Pharisee  and  publican,  462. 

Phvsician,  Christ  our,  130. 

Pilgrim,  388,  400.  rejoicins  on  his  way,  321, 
478,  824.  seeking  a  city.  317,  329.  his  song, 
389. 

Pleasures  of  the  world  deceitful  and  danger- 
ous, 83.  forsaken,  367,  374.  of  social  wor- 
ship, 464,  567.  heavenly,  aspired  after,  367, 
374. 

Poor,  friends  of  the,  433.     in  spirit  happy,  453. 

Portion,  God  our  only,  77. 

Poverty  of  spirit,  347. 

Power  and  grace  of  Christ,  1 13.  of  Jesus'  name, 
118.  of  the  Spirit,  426,  703.  of  faith,  165.  of 
the  gospel,  146.  of  Christians  through  Christ] 
444,  698. 

Practical  atheism,  30,  150.  religion,  165.  ten- 
dency of  the  gospel,  191. 

Praise  to  Christ,  135 — 141,  964. 

Praise,  Universal,  53 — 60. 

Pmise  to  God,  506.  for  creation,  109.  to  the 
Redeemer,  77,  120,  135—137,  140,  150,  949. 
for  redemption,  28,  109,  138,  326.  for  daily 
Dreservation,  743,  750.  for  private  deliver- 
ances, 583.  for  the  gospel,  147.  for  health 
restored,  812,  813.  and  prayer,  513.  for  bear- 
ing prayer.  994.  fur  rain,  525.  from  all  saints, 
416,  569.  from  all  nations,  568.  universal 
and  rejoicing,  505,  507,  513,  514,  520,  522,  526, 
626,  662.     through  all  ages,  56. 

Prayer,  662 — 677.  Lord's,  666,  667,  676.  of 
believers,  429,  564,  576.  for  unbelievers,  669. 
for  help  to  prav,  670.  for  holv  fire,  674,  680. 
for  victory.  5S5,  678,  681.  682. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  593 

Prater  and  Watchfulness,  678—687,  388,  390. 
for  direction,  67.  for  Christ's  presence,  558, 
574.  to  be  kept  from  backsliding,  327.  to 
the  Spirit,  490,  421,  425,  496,  556.  for  op- 
posers  of  revivals,  554.  for  deliverance,  279. 
for  a  revival,  553,  559.  exhortation  to  and 
blessings  of,  999.  before  a  sermon,  557.  for 
the  millennium,  671.  for  repentance,  673. 
for  perfection,  685.  and  intercession,  429, 
564,  576.  and  thanksgiving,  520.  for  chil- 
dren, 541.     with  reading  the  Scriptures,  68. 

Prater  and  Conference  Meetings,  961 — 1000. 

Preaching  pleasinir  and  profitable,  143. 

Precious  promises,  195. 

Preparation  of  the  heart,  499.  for  death,  975. 
desired,  822.     for  heaven,  914,  921. 

Presence  of  God  in  worship,  4,  532,  537.  light 
to  the  soul  in  darkness,  70,  373.  our  life,  77, 
672.  support  in  death,  822,  873.  makes 
heaven,  366,  672. 

Preservation  in  public  dangers,  615.  of  our 
lives,  49,  743.  750.     of  the  faithful,  365. 

Presumption  and  despr.ir,  70. 

Pride,  365.  and  humilrty,  4f.2.  atheism  and 
oppression  punished,  798. 

Prison  of  the  body,  593,  869,  878. 

Prisoners  of  hope,  497. 

Privileges  of  the  living,  839.  of  the  gospel  val 
ued,  143. 

Prodigal  son,  281,  303. 

Professions  insincere,  213,  215. 

Promiscuous,  948— S80. 

Promises  of  the  gospel,  510,  701.  to  the  peni- 
tent, 237.     precious,  J 95. 

Prospect  of  Heaven.  820—837,  319. 

Prosperity  and  adversity,  863.  dangerous,  536. 
of  dinners  vain,  78,  83. 

Protection,  God  our,  702,  703.  prayer  for,  681. 
in  sleep,  754.  from  spiritual  enemies,  2ti7.  of 
the  church,  189,  617. 

Providence,  5,  946.  bereaving,  adored,  883. 
prosperous  and  afflictive,  663.  and  creation, 
42.  general  and  especial,  525.  it«  mystery 
unfolded,  52.  in  air,  earth  and  s -a,  40,  525 
947. 

Prudence  and  zeal,  848. 

Public  Worship,  552 — 596. 


594  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Publican  and  Pharisee,  462. 

Punishment  of  the  wicked,  164,  167,  418. 

Purity  of  heart,  blessedness  of  it,  190,  347.  of 
heavenly  bliss,  921. 

RACE,  the  Christian,  739,  951. 

Rain  prayed  for,  762. 

Reading  the  Scriptures,  68,  69. 

Real  life,  357. 

Reason,  feeble  and  groveling,  517. 

Reconciliation  of  sinners  to  God,  28.  entire, 
sought  for,  501,  700. 

Recovery  from  the  ruin  of  the  fall,  62.  from 
sickness,  813. 

Redeeming  love,  109,  964. 

Redemption,  192.  the  price  of,  516.  praise  for, 
28,  516.     complete,  sought  after,  490. 

Reflections,  sick  bed,  814. 

Regeneration,  144,  173,  174,  187.     longed  for,  6J. 

Rejoicing  and  Praise  ,  502 — 530. 

Rejoicing  in  God,  321,  464,  478,  955. 

Rejoicing  in  a  revival,  711 — 718. 

Reliance  on  God,  515.  on  Christ  and  the  gospel, 
285. 

Religion,  786.  early,  777,  760,  781.  duties  of, 
175,191.  pleasures  of,  464.  formal,  722 — 725. 
prospects  of,  464,  832.  and  justice,  411.  in 
words  and  deeds,  191,  411.  vain  without  love, 
470.  support  of,  191.  revival  of,  711—718. 
prayed  for,  553,  554,  559,  572.  consolations  of, 
518,  974. 

Renouncing  the  world,  322,  401. 

Repentance,  27,  161,    179,  279,  288,  294.     prayed 
for,  673.     in  view  of  the  crucifixion  of  Christ, 
278.     gives  jov  in  heaven,  274,  479.    confes- 
sion and  pardon,   162,   163,  178,  736.    of  the  j 
prodigal,  381. 

Resignation,  368,  480.     to  bereaving  providences, 


Rest  remains  for  the  saints,  492. 

Restoration  from  the   fall,  100.     from   sickne; 

813. 
Resurrection  of  Christ,  103,   107,  108,   111,  i 

593.      prospect  of,  857,  975.      gives  hope  < 

heaven,  104.     of  the  body,  823,  865,  874.    of  i 

saint  and  death  of  a  sinner,  872. 
Retirement  and  meditation,  538. 
Returning  jov,  402.   sinner,   153,    154,  296, 

479,  726,  727.     his  self  abhorrence,  '407. 


JXDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  595 

Revival  of  religion,  enjoyed  by  prayer,  711 — 718. 
prayer  for  a,  553,  55*4,  559,  572.  beginning, 
711,716.  progressing,  711— 718.  rejoicing  in 
a,  717. 

Reward  waiting  for  the  righteous,  690. 

Rich  fool  surprised,  852.  sinner  dying  unen vi- 
ed, 78,  211.    man  and  Lazarus,  919. 

Riches,  earthlv,  their  vanity,  78.  their  danger, 
211. 

Righteous,  temper  and  character  of  the,  347. 
their  conduct,  165,  191.  their  raiment,  181. 
their  happiness,  822.  in  death,  854,  856,  860. 
difference  between  them  and  the  wicked,  418. 

Righteousness  of  Christ,  181,  347.  of  self  insuffi- 
cient and  renounced,  153. 

Robe  of  righteousness,  181. 

Ruin  of  Babylon,  618. 

SABBATH^  589—610.  eternal,  607.  morning, 
595,  745,  601.     evening,  596,  600. 

Sabbath  Schools   808 — 810. 

Sacramental,  98,  111,  118,  119,  328,  625— C36. 
990. 

Sacrifice  of  Christ,  and  atonement,  100,  192, 
632.  the  noblest,  129.  all  sufficient,  153. 
faith  in  the,  129. 

Safe  to   land,  944,  947.     at  home,  403. 

Safety  in  God,  405.  in  the  storm,  942.  security 
of  Zion  in  national  calamities,  798.  sought  in 
God,  738. 

Saint  and  Sinner,    416 — 419. 

Saints  happy,  aud  sinners  miserable,  418.  chas- 
tened and  pardoned,  417.  tried,  189.  one  in 
Christ,  688.  expiring,  858,  954.  judging  the 
world,  416.  rewarded  at  last,  604.  in  glory, 
193,  917.     in  heaven,  834,  836. 

Salvation,  185.  joyful  sound,  194.  of  the  worst 
of  sinners,  190.  by  grace,  184,  699.  through 
faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ,  180,  527,  602,  669. 
and  defence  in  God,  495. 

Sanctification  through  faith,  285.  evidence  of  it, 
190,  191. 

Sanctified  afflictions,  417. 

Satan,  his  temptation,  963.     his  fiery   darts,  403. 

Saturday  evening,  749. 

Saviour,  his  ministry,  93.  transfiguration,  96. 
death,  102.  his  ascension,  105,  109.  praise  to 
the,  138.    his  addresses  to  the  churches,  976 — 


596  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

980.     young  persons  invited  to  the,  788.    de- 
sire to  be  with  the,  835. 

Scoffers,  complained  of,  798.     addressed,  203. 

Scriptures,  63 — 69,  549,  551.  compared  with 
the  book   of  nature,   591. 

Scripture  Doctrine,  150 — 195. 

Sea,  God's  dominion  over  the,  925.  the  world 
iike  a,  935,  936,  940,  943,  946. 

Seamen,  hymns  suited  to  their  manner  of  life, 
924 — 947.  wicked  seamen,  928.  far  at  sea, 
941.     driving  to  port,  943. 

Search  for  truth,  67. 

Seasons,   757 — 772. 

Secret  devotion,  538,  539.     prayer,  533,  772. 

Second  coming  of  Christ,  899,  904.  signs  of,  893, 
901,  902,  905. 

Seed  of  the  woman  02.     of  the  word,  575,  577. 

Seeking-  for  the  natrow  gate,  215.  grace  and  ref- 
uge, 534.  the  divine  presence,  influence  and 
lisht,  677.  direction  and  aid  from  God,  663, 
065,  595,  599.     to  win  souls.  647. 

Sdf  confidence  vain,  698.  flattery,  30.  crimina- 
tion, 337.  denial,  175,  432,  949,  959.  dedica- 
tion, 233,  496,  700.     examination,  460,  531. 

Sensual  pleasures  forsaken.  357,  374.  dangerous, 
83,  362. 

Serpent,  brazen,  170.     raised  by  Moses,  225. 

Servants  of  God,  their  safety,  927. 

Service  of  God  the  highest  joy.  599. 

S'lame,  320.     of  Christ  abjured,  371. 

Shepherd,  Christ  our,  121,  133,  697,  703,  970.      i 
quiry  for  the,  134. 

Shipwreck  prevented,  944. 

Shortness  of  life,  209,  975. 

Sick-bed  reflection,  814. 

Sickness  and  Recovery,  811 — 819.  comfort 
in,  819.     healed,  813. 

Sight  of  Christ  in  heaven,  424,  537.  beatific, 
355,  860. 

Sights  of  Christ's  coming,  902..  905. 

Sinai,  75,  183. 

Sin,  61,  150.  indwelling,  70,  153,  403.  evils  of 
it,  407.  deceitfulness  of  it,  155.  follv  and 
madness  of  it,  156.  effects  of  it,  192,  275,  572. 
abounding,  793.  misery  of,  151,  201.  convic- 
tion of,  70.  lamented,  158,  269.  resolutions 
against,  27.     prayer  for  victor)'  over,  27,  2*5. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  597 

confessed,  pardoned  and  subdued,  153,  154, 
190,274,285.  crucified,  391.  hatred  of,  454,  455. 
opposed,  175. 

Sincerity,  178.    and  hypocrisy,  480.    and  watch- 
fulness, 592. 

Sinner,   man   a,   by   nature   and     practice,    150. 
weighed  and  found  wanting,  214 

Sinners  awakened,  258 — 266.  cursed,  418. 
traitors  and  captive-,  192.  in  danger  by  delay, 
2112.  the  hardness  of  their  heart,  260.  must  be 
born  again,  300.  addressed,  161,  217,  232,  250. 
expostulated  with,  216,  218,  243,  922,  962,  967. 
exhorted  not  to  delav,  233.  God's  answer  to 
the,  264.  friend  of,  124.  125.  hiding  place  for, 
276.  invited  by  Christ,  212,  224—227,  229,  237, 
invited  to  Christ,  209,  212,  224—227,  231, 
232.  238,  230,  242—244,  248,  250,  306.  invited 
to  the  gospel  feast .  196.  trembling,  255,  262. 
submitting  to  God,  270,  305.  confessing,  225. 
complaint  ol*  the,  257.  lamenting,  152,  258. 
prayer  of  a  penitent,  279,  294,  297.  forgiven, 
in  the  judgment,  212.  looking  back- 
ward and  wailing,  22  the  vilest  sav- 
ed, 190.    death  of  the,  terrible,  221,  785,  914. 

Sittivo-  at  Jesus1 

c  >mplainea  of,  150. 
of  Satan,  deliverance  from  it  desired,  70. 
piritual,  reasons  against,  1000. 

Sloth,  spiritual,  lamented,  372,  423. 

Social  worship.  39,  990,  996. 

of  sinners  avoided,  418. 

Soldier  of  Chris  721. 

Son  of  God  eternal,  121,  92.    of  David,  511. 

Sun?  of  .Most--  and  the  Lamb,  136,    308.     of  Sim- 
I 

Soul,  its  worth,  235,  249,  867.  of  a  sinner  on  a 
dying  bed,  864.  must  leave  the  body,  882. 
forced  into  eternity,  914.  sinking  into  hell, 
:  the.  righteous  beautifully  arrayed,  181. 
panting  after  God,  457.  in  a  separate  state, 
515,  B 

Sorrow  for  sin,  278,  158.  laid  before  God,  296.  re- 
moved, 274.  comfort  under,  4(JH.   and  joy,  705. 

Spirit,  Holy,  his  influence,  254,  553,  559,  572. 
miraculous  gift  of,  427.  his  offices  and  opera- 
tions, 426.  the  earnest  of  heaven,  809.  bn-ath 
ed  after,  423.    shall  not  always  strive,  263. 


598  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Spiritual,  apparel,  181.     duties,  175,   191.    deliv- 
erance, 403,  616.    meat,   drink  and  clothing, 
539.      race,  951. 
Spread  of  the  Gospel,  572,  651 — 661. 
Spring,  759,  760. 

Star  at  Christ's  birth,  92.     of  Bethlehem,  938. 
Storm  and  thunder,  49.     the  final,   912.    refuge 

from  the  last,  276.    of  trouble,  hope  in,  403. 
Strength  in  God,  686,  721.     everlasting,  38,  951. 

from  Christ,  181.    for  the  weak,  698. 
Striving  for  holiness,  689,  691. 
Study  of  the  Scriptures,  68,  69,  551. 
Stupidity  prayed  against,  491,  684.    exhortation 

against,  1000. 
Submissioii,  483,866.    to  bereaving  dispensations, 

883.     rewarded,  483.     to  death,  850,  865. 
Sudden  death,  847.    and  seasonable  deliverance, 

483. 
Sufferings  of  Christ,  98,  99,  101,  948.     for  Christ, 

347. 
Sufficiency  of  grace,   33,  698. 
Summer,  761. 
Support   under  trials,  403.    in  prospect  of  death, 

823. 
Supreme  good,  the,  62. 
Surety,  Christ  our,  121. 
Swiftness  of  time,  849. 

TABLE  of  grace,  532.  of  the  Lord's  supper,  633. 
Temptations  of  the  world,   83.     strength   against 

them,  33,  698.     conquered  by  faith,  83. 
Tender  conscience,  279. 
Terrible  thought,  219. 
Thanksgiving,  308,  452.     public,  583.     national, 

802—806. 
Thief,  176. 
Thirstincr  for  righteousness,   498.     to  be   Christ-j 

like,  490,  492,  500,  683,  704. 
Throne  of  grace  free  to  sinners,  177,  986. 
Thunder,  75,  276,  718,  7G4.     and  storm,  42.     God 

of,  7 (S3. 
Time  and  Eternity,  838—849. 
Time  misimproved,  758,   842.     improvement 

short,    513,    840,    843,     846.     importance  and 

swiftness  of.  771.  768. 
Times   and  Seasons.  777—819. 
Times,  evil.  417,  937.     safetv  of  the  righteous 

them,  798.     and  seasons,  79—81.  468,  548,  589 

596,  607,  G10,  740,  749,  753,  757,  763,   766,   767, 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  599 

/70,  772,  776,  779,  783,  784,  786,  787,   789,  791— 

799,  801,  803,  807,  819,  814,  984,  985,  993,  413. 
Tides  and  offices  of  Christ,  121,  139. 
To-day,  (see  246,)  208,  212.     the  accepted  time, 

205,  236,  247. 
To-morrow,  247. 
Tongue  the  glory  of  the  frame,  812.    governed, 

77*,  848. 
Treachery  complained  of,  798. 
Tree  of  life,  and  river  of  love,  633. 
Trinity,  541.     praised,  45,  506,  530. 
Triumph  of  Christ  over  his  enemies,  618.     over 

death,   823.    of  God's   people   over  unbelief, 

696.    over  national  desolations,  at  the  last  day, 

416. 
Trumpet  of  the   archangel,  51.    the  last,  899, 

911. 
Trust  in   creatures  vain,  515.     in  Christ  recom- 
mended, 167.    well-founded,  365.     in  view  of 

death,  867. 
Trusting    in    Grace,    695 — 710.      providence, 

349,  402.     in   God,   682,  696,  886.     in   Christ, 

683,  697. 
Turn  and  live,  200,  209,  245. 
Tirdicrht,  535. 
Type  of  Christ,  117. 
UNBELIEF  and  impenitence,   164.     danger  of, 

167.     prayer  against,  285.    repelled,  695. 
Understanding  of  the  Scriptures,  68. 
Uncharitableness  and  charity,  439. 
Unconverted  old  age,  785.     unfit  for  heaven,  921. 
Unholy  souls  not  tit  lor  heaven,  921. 
Union  of  Christ  and    saints,   630.     of  faith,  and 

works,  and  peace,    165.     of  Christians,   688— 

690. 
Unity  of  the  Spirit,  690.     of  friends,  544. 
Universal  Praise,  53 — 60. 
Use  of  the  moral  law,  183. 
VALUE  of  the  moral  law,  183. 
Vanitv    of    Created   Things,  76 — S3,    of    the 

world,   209,  306,   362.     of  man,    19,  664.      of 

self-righteous,   163.     of    youth   alluring,    782, 

790. 
Vengeance  against  the  enemies    of  the  church, 

416. 
Victory  of  Christ  over  his  enemies,  618.    of  the 

saints,  951.    over  the  fear  of  man,  648.    over 


600  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

the  world,  836.  over  death,  866.  over  the 
grave,  823. 

Vieio  of  eternity,  826.    of  heaven,  828,  829. 

Virtues  of  men  failing,  175,  347,  798. 

Vision  of  the  drv  bones,  572. 

Vo>ce  of  God  in  the  law,  73.  .  of  Christ,  241. 

Voics  paid  in  the  church,  585.  of  holiness,  383. 
and  promises  broken  bv  the  wicked,  798. 

WAITLXG  on  the  Lord,  38,  177,  364.  for  God 
in  his  temple,  724.  for  Christ's  second  coming, 
631. 

Walking;  with  God,  729.    bv  faith,  869. 

Wanderer,  81,  239,  407.     confession  of  a,  179. 

Wanf.s,  spiritual,  604.     of  a  true  minister,  639. 

Warnings  of  God  to  young  sinners,  790.  to  pre- 
pare for  death,  855,  870. 

Warfare,  the  Christian,  157,  316,  325,  376,  719— 
721,  831. 

War  lamented,  675. 

Washing  of  regeneration,  190,  346,  699.  spiritual 
desired,  285. 

Watchfulness,  376.  and  praver,  175,  376,  388,  390, 
6S0— 65-2,  686,  736.  over  the  tongue,  848.  and 
sincerity,  592. 

Watchman,  spiritual,  united,  143. 

Way,  faith  the,  167.  to  heaven,  strait,  175. 

Weak  Christians  not  to  be  despised,  439. 

Weep  not  for  the  dead  in  Christ,  887. 

Welcome  to  gospel  ministers,  143.  to  the  Lord's 
day,  608.  sinners  to  return  and  be  happy,  241. 
to  Christian  friends,  955. 

White  robe,  181. 

Wicked,  way  of,  242,  419. 

Wickedness  of  man  by  nature/  150.  corruption  of 
manners,  792.     or  practical  atheism,  30. 

Wnd,  ',vave.<  and  tempests,  5'J.  and  storms  suc- 
ceeded by  a  calm,  944. 

Winter,  76n. 

Wisdom,  Christ  the,  241.  invitations  of,  241.  of 
redeeming  time,  841.  worth  of,  50y.  prayed 
for,  663. 

Wise  choice,  581. 

Witness  to  Christianity,  144.  of  acceptance  with 
God,  182,  5 13-. 

Wolf  is  nieh,  697. 

Word,  Christ  the,  made  flesh,  85.  of  God  in- 
spired. 65.     sufficiency  of,  63.     its  efficacy,  718. 

WunU  and  deeds  ot"Chnstians,162,163,178,191,411. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  601 

Work  of  creation,  50.  beauty  of,  503.  of  provi- 
dence and  grace,  48,  5*25.  of  creation  and  sal- 
vation, 42,  48,  181,  426,  591,  592.  of  nature 
praising  God,  54. 

Works  of  the  law  not  saving,  183.  without  faith, 
vain.  449. 

World,\XB  creation,preservaticn  and  disso!ution,50. 
unsatisfying,  77,  307,374.  its  temptations,  83. 
its  deception  and  vanitv,  80,  401.  not  our  home, 
317.3-29.     like  a  sea,  940.     renounced,  322,  401 . 

Worldlings,  309,  811. 

Worldly  mindedness,  prayer  against,  76,  423. 
joys  fad  in  ?,  172. 

Worship, 531 — 5:<9.   family, 540— 561.    public, 552. 

Worship  of  God  delightful,  532, 535,  537,558—559, 
561,  562,  570,  572,  574,  579,  580. 
m9,  642.  644,  723,  960.  private,  535.  morning, 
736.  public,  558,  561,  570,  574,  580,  582.  before 
sermon,  594,  557,  568,  570.  after  sermon, 
540,552,600.  place  of,  558, 574.  beginning  of, 
570.  formality  in,  723.  dismissed,  243,  561, 
and  order  of  the  gospel, 
536,  614.  absence  from,  5S6.  longed  for,  563, 
566,568,595,598.  reverential,  20,  40.  rain 
without  sincerity,  460.  in  a  family,  542,  735, 
.  75l. 

Worth  of  the  soul,  401,  867. 

Wrerk  of  nature.  203,  207. 

YEJR,  season  of  the,  757—766.     close  of  1 1 
"68. 

Year,  New.  769—772. 

Youth,  80.  81,  7:7—790.  its  vanity,  7.42,  790. 
reminded  of  judgment,  762,  790.  exhorted  to 
remember  the  Creator,  7-5. 

X.K.1I.  in  the  Christian   race,  951,  974.     for  the 
want  of,  lamented,  372. 

Ziuv.  its  order  and  worship,  614.  city  of,  de- 
scribed, 372.  its  triumph,  613.  exalted,  621. 
its  sif.-ty,  616.  its  praise,  998.  the  joy  of 
Mints,  566.  the  wanderer  returning,  321. 
knocking  at  the  gate  of,  388.  restored,  715. 
comforted,  620. 


INDEX   OF   SCRIPTURES. 


GENESIS. 

,               RUTH 

i. 

50 

i.  16—19. 

318 

ii.  17. 

61 

iii.  1,  15,  17. 

62 

I.  KINGS. 

v.  22. 

729 

viii.  27—30. 

4 

vi.  3. 

254 

vi.  9. 

729 

I.  CHRONICLES. 

xxii.  6—14.         483 

706 

xxviii.  9. 

784 

xxviii.  16,  17. 

571 

EXODUS. 

JOB. 
i.  21. 

883 

XV.  11. 
xiv.  26,  27.  ) 

18 

iii.  17,  18. 

875,  890 

136 

iv.  17,  21. 

19 

xvi.  35.        ) 

xi.  7. 

22,23 

xvi.  22. 

843 

LEVITICUS. 

xvii.  1 — 11. 

843 

iv.  29. 

129 

xxii.  21. 

223 

vi.  13. 

674 

xxiii.  9 — 11. 

25 

xiv.  51. 

153 

xxvii.  8. 

723 

xxv.  8—13. 

228 

xxix.  2. 

394 

xxxiii.  15. 

754 

NUMBERS. 

xxx vii.  5 — 23. 

22,23 

xiii. 

319 

xli.  1,  21,  31. 

925 

xxiii. 

880 

PSALMS. 

DEUTERONOMY. 

i.  1,  2. 

515,  669 

v.  29. 
vi.  4. 
vi.  7. 
vii.  9. 
viii.  2. 
xxxiii.  27. 

448 
46 

551 
10 

400 

934 

iii.  5,  6. 
iv.  6. 
iv.  3. 
iv.  8. 
ix.  17. 
xix.  1—3. 
xix.  5—9. 

756 
366,  412 
743 
750 
864 
743 
739 

xxxii.  7. 

276 

JOSHUA. 

xxxvi.  9. 

121,  392 

xxiv.  15.             315 

,546 

xlii. 

457,  564 

INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


603 


xlii.  1—3. 
xlii.  5. 
xlv.  2. 
xlvi. 

xlviii. 
xlix.  14. 
1. 

li.  1. 
li.  10. 
lv.  6—8. 
lxv.  11. 
lxvii. 
lxviii.  18. 
lxviii.  19. 
lxxiii.  25. 
lxxiii.  28. 
Ixxxi.  13. 
lxxxiv.  10. 
lxxxvi.  11. 
lxxxix.  48. 
xc.  1. 
xc.  9. 
xcii. 

xcv.  9—11. 
xcix.  5. 
C.  1— 5. 
ciii.  13. 
ciii.  1 — 7. 
civ. 

civ.  33. 
cvii.  23— 29. 
rvii.  30. 
cxii. 
cxii.  4. 

cxviii.  19—24. 
cxviii. 
c\i\.  25. 
c\i\.  67. 
cxix.  105. 
cxxii. 
cxxx.  1. 
cxxxiii. 
cxxxvii. 
cxxxviii.  5. 
cxxxix.  1 — 17. 
1 .  23, 24. 
cxliii.  S. 
cxliii.  8. 


588 

PROVERBS. 

358,459 

iii.  7. 

448 

669 

iii.  13—18. 

509 

616,  219 

iii.  24. 

750 

616 

vi.  6—11. 

372 

416 

vii.  2. 

680 

78 

viii.  17. 

788 

295 

viii.  22—32. 

241 

949 

xviii.  24. 

124 

367 

xxiii.  17. 

399 

757 

622 

ECCLESIASTES. 

658 

i.  2. 

76 

849 

iii.  11.                    22,  23 

77,  672 

ix.  7—10. 

838 

82 

xi.  9.                    790 

,782 

729 

xii.  1,  7. 

785 

608 

xii.  13. 

448 

448 

xii.  14. 

782 

878 

886 

ISAIAH. 

3,  842 

iv.  5. 

892 

603 

xxx.  33. 

916 

430 

xxxi.  5,  6. 

619 

18 

xxxiii.  17—24. 

220 

504 

xl.  1,8. 

637 

669 

xl.  9,  10. 

143 

12 

xl.  27—31. 

951 

578 

xl.  27—31. 

38 

503 

xlix.  16. 

619 

925 

xlix.  14—17. 

620 

311 

Iii.  7—15. 

143 

359 

Iii.  7,  10. 

715 

797 

liii.  3. 

85 

GOT 

lv.  1—3.              197 

,  198 

527,  606 

lv.  7. 

242 

362 

lvii.  15. 

475 

796 

lviii.  1. 

644 

65 

Ixi.  10. 

181 

607 

lxiii.  3. 

704 

830 

Ixiii.  4—7. 

192 

440,  442 

lxv.  20. 

785 

619 

Ixvi.  2. 

722 

478 

32 

JEREMIAH. 

277,480 

viii.  1 1. 

722 

166 

viii.  22. 

130 

756 

ix.  23,  24. 

497 

€04 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


x.  7.                             448 

HABAKKUK. 

xvii.  9.                        268 

ii. 

4. 

167 

xxiii.  29.                     718 

ii. 

14. 

655 

xxxi.  18—20.              239 

ZEPHANIAH. 

LAMENTATIONS. 

iii 

.  14—17. 

615 

i.  12.                            278 

HAGGAI. 

EZEKIEL. 

ii. 

7. 

905 

xvii.  19.                      293 

xxxiii.  11.                   200 

ZECHARIAH. 

xxxvi.  2(5.  493 

xxxvi.  37.  559 

xxxvii.  3.  572 

xxxvii.  4,  10.  699 

DANIEL, 

iv.  27.  214 

v.  5,  6.  362 

v.  27.  214 

vi.  10.  536 

vii.  10.  26 

vii.  14.  655 

HOSEA. 

vi.  3,  4.  407 

vi.  6.  74 

vii.  11.  407 
xi.  4.                    842,  533 

xiii.  9.  285 

AMOS, 

iv.  12.  879 

v.  21—25.  :  25 

v.  21—25.  74 

vii.  2.  555 

ix.  2,  3.  35 

JONAH, 

ii.  2.  944 

MICAII. 

ii.  7.  5G3 
vi.  6—8.                 74,  729 

vii.  7.  163 

NABUM. 

i.  7.  13 
i.  15.                    CS3,  143 


ii. 

806 

iii.  2. 

639 

iii.  6, 7. 

640 

Xiii.  1. 

285 

MALACHI. 

iii.  16,  17. 

220 

MATTH 

EYV. 

ii.  1—11. 

92 

iii.  12. 

486 

iv.  1—11. 

94 

v.  3—12. 

347 

v.  5. 

453 

vii.  12. 

442 

,443 

vii.  13,  14. 

217 

vii.  22,  23. 

215 

viii.  25. 

728 

viii.  26. 

280 

ix.  12. 

155 

,  130 

ix.  37,  38. 

643 

xi.  28,  29. 

229 

230 

xi.  28,  30. 

232 

xiii.  16,  17. 

143 

xiii.  46. 

131 

xv.  13. 

722 

xv.  19. 

238 

xvi.  26. 

975 

xviii.  14. 

892 

xviii.  20. 

692 

six.  20,  22. 

783 

xxi.  9. 

51 1 

xxii.  37—40. 

73 

442 

xxv.  21. 

499 

xx vi.  41. 

390 

xx vii.  45. 

278 

xxvii.  51,  52. 

59 

INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


605 


xxviii.  1—8. 

593 

xix.  10. 

372 

xxviii.  19,  20. 

346 

xix.  38,  40. 

511 

xix.  41. 

351 

MARK 

xix.  42. 

248 

1.35. 

740 

xxi.  19. 

475 

ii.  17. 

156 

xxiii.  29 — 43. 

117 

viii.  34. 

482 

xxiii.  29—43. 

176 

viii.  36. 

235,  249 

xxiv.  1—8. 

593 

viii.  38. 

320 

xxiv.  50,  51. 

110 

ix.  24. 

285 

ix.  43,  44. 

916 

JOHN 

x.  14. 

660 

i.  1—14. 

85,  494 

x.  48. 

271 

i.  29. 

210 

xi.  20. 

213 

i.  47. 

162 

xii.  29. 

46 

iii.  3—8. 

174 

xv.  33. 

278 

iii.  14—16. 

170 

xvi.  2—6. 

593 

iii.  16—18. 

167 

xvi.  15—18. 

iii.  36. 

164 

iv*P. 

838,  839 

LFKE 

iv.  14. 

280 

i.  40. 

463 

iv  24. 

4S0 

i.  68. 

J '.'2 

v.  2—16. 

287 

ii.  25—38. 

92,  $60 

v.  25. 

H6 

iv.  18,  19. 

93 

vi.  31,  33. 

197 

vi.  12. 

94 

vi.  31,33. 

198 

vii.  34. 

199 

vi.  67- 

327 

vii.  38. 

295 

vii.  37. 

23* 

viii.  22. 

31] 

viii.  56. 

445 

x.  24. 

143 

ix.  4. 

250 

xii.  5. 

448 

xi.  16. 

862 

xii.  16—21. 

211 

xiii.  25. 

290 

xii.  22. 

701 

xiv.  2,  3. 

121 

xii.  52. 

902 

xiv.  6,  14. 

160 

xii.  16,21. 

78 

xiv.  16,  17. 

431 

xiii.  23. 

206 

xiv.  26. 

429 

xiii.  24. 

17.") 

xvi.  16. 

B31 

xiii.  28. 

90'] 

XX.  1. 

593 

xiii.  34. 

619 

xiv.  16—23. 

196 

ACT?. 

xiv.  22. 

250,  4.58 

ii.  1—11. 

427 

xv.  7,  10. 

295,  299 

ii.  32—36. 

109 

xv.  11—24. 

244 

ii.  37. 

Htf 

xvi.  17. 

10 

ii.  38. 

346 

xvi.  19—26. 

864 

iv.  as. 

629 

xvi.  24,  28. 

219 

vi.  7. 

641 

xviii.  1. 

175,  684 

xiii.  96. 

194 

xviii.  10—14. 

462 

xiii.  46. 

655 

iviii.  13. 

295 

xvi.  14,  15,  33. 

470 

606 

xvii.  30. 
xx.  24. 
xxiv.  16. 
xxvi.  28. 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


161 
403 
476 
949 


ROMANS. 


i.  16. 
ii.  4. 
iii.  ]0— 18. 
iii.  10—18. 
iii.  19—22. 
iii.  19—22. 
iii.  20—28. 
iv.  6—8. 
v.  1—5. 
v.  10,  11. 
vi.  23. 
vii.  9. 
vii. 

vii.  11. 
vii.  12—19. 
vii.  14—21. 
viii.  1,  2. 
viii.  14. 
xii.  14. 
xiii.  11. 
xiv.  17. 
xiv.  17—19. 
xv.  5. 


146,  365, 
27,  295, 


183. 
162. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


1.9. 

i.  18—31. 
ii.  9,  10. 
iv.  12. 
vi.  3. 

vi.  10,  11. 
vii.  29. 
ix.  27. 
x.  16,  71. 
x.  32. 
xi.  1. 
xii.  31. 
xiii.  1—3. 
xiii.  2—7,  13. 
xv.  10. 
xv.  52— 58. 
xv.  55. 


10 
144,  145 
921 
411 
416 
367 
846,  489 
175 
630 
439 
94 
429 
470 
469 
186 
911 
106 


xv.  56,  57. 


862,  866 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


ii.  15,  16. 
iv.  6. 
v.  1—9. 
v.  1,  5—18. 
v.  7. 
v.  14. 
v.  17. 
vi.  2. 
vii.  1,  5. 
vii.  10. 
viii.  9. 
ix.  15. 
xii.  7,  9,  10. 
xii.  9,  10. 
xii.  9,  11. 


646 

330 

850 

869 

104 

196,  647 

313,  331 

236 

489 

295,299 

115 


625 
686,  501 


GALATIANS. 

ii.  20. 

iii.  10,  11,22. 

iii.  13. 

hi.  26. 

iii.  28. 

iv.  4. 

iv.  5. 

iv.  6. 


.  14. 
.17. 
.  22,  23. 

i.  7,  8. 
i.  14. 

EPHESIANS. 


121 
72 

192 
164 
472 

62 
192 
662 

73 
157 
882 
155 
170 


i.  3— 6. 
i.  7. 

i.  17—20. 
i.  22. 
ii.  1,  5. 
ii.  5. 
ii.  12. 
iii.  9,  10. 
iii.  18,  19. 
iv.  15. 
vi.  11,  18. 
vi.  16. 


702 
192 
426 
126 
194 
184 
78 
85 
101 
126 
721 
403 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


607 


PHILIPPIANS 

iii.  9—11. 

430 

i.  23. 

835 

,857,88 

iii.  13. 

155 

ii.  6— 8. 

85 

iv.  1—11. 

492 

ii.  6. 

84 

iv.  7. 

594 

ii.  6—10. 

115 

iv.  9. 

607 

iii.  8. 

101 

,689 

iv.  12. 

292 

iv.  8. 

451 

iv.  13. 
vi.  12. 

36 
475 

COLOSS] 

vii.  25. 

130,  180 

i.  4. 

440 

viii.  10. 

498 

i.  9—13. 

426 

ix.  14. 

152 

i.  16. 

85 

ix.  24. 

116 

i.  18. 

126 

IX.  27. 

855,847 

ii.  12. 

335 

x.  1—12. 

117 

ii.  15. 

62 

x.  12. 

116 

iii.  1—3. 

378 

x.  23. 

10 

iii.  3. 

291 

x.  29. 

430 

iv.  5. 

175 

x.  36. 

xi.  1,  3,  8, 

10. 

475 
445 

I.  THE88ALONIANS. 

xi.  13—16. 

512 

iv.  1. 

729 

xi.  34. 

665, 831 

iv.  13. 

896 

xii.  2. 

170 

iv.  13-18. 

868, 

sc; 

865 

xii.  5—11. 

795 

iv.  15-17. 

899 

xii.  15. 

150 

v.  22. 

679 

xii.  29. 

11 

v.  24. 

10 

xiii.  1. 
xiii.  14. 

440 
329 

I.  TIMO'     IV. 

xiii.  17. 

642 

i.  13. 

629 

i.  15. 

199 

JAMI 

ii.  3. 

807 

i.  3,4. 

475 

ii.  5. 

121 

i.  17. 

487 

iii.  16. 

85 

i.  26. 
ii.  10. 

175 
72 

II.  TIMO 

ii.  17—20, 

26. 

449 

i.  12. 

366 

403 

iv.  13,  14. 

247 

iii.  5. 

949 

iv.  14, 

849,  79 

iv.  7,  8. 

850 

v.  10,  11. 

475 

TITUS. 

I.  PETER. 

ii.  3—7. 

699 

i.  3— 5. 

104 

ii.  10—13. 

191 

i.  8. 

129 

ii.  13. 

631 

i.  15. 

i.  19. 

18 
152 

IIEBRE1 

i.  22. 

440 

i.  5. 

84 

ii.  4,  7. 

132 

i.  11,  12. 

9 

ii.  20. 

475 

iii.  7— 11. 

594 

ii.  21,22. 

94 

INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


iii.  18. 

267 

iii.  14—20. 

MO 

v.  7. 

696 

iii.  20.         227 

224 

225 

v.  10. 

683 

iii.  21. 

212 

,505 
416 

II.  PETER. 

IS 

ii.  22. 

222 

v.  5—11. 

121 

iii.  5 — 15. 

51 

v.  6— 9. 

137 

iii.  10.                  90S 

911 

v.  9 
v.  11. 

192 

152 

26 

I.  JOHN. 

v.  11—13 

135 

i.  3. 

188 

v.  20. 

123 

ii.  1. 

122 

vi.  14—17. 

189 

ii.  16. 

83 

vi.  15,  16. 

121 

iii.  1.2. 

193 

vi.  17. 

904 

iv.  16. 

2S3 

vii.  9,  15. 

v.  7. 

44 

vii.  13—17. 

v.  10. 

144 

xiv.  10.  11. 

909 

v.  4—:,. 

- 

xiv.  13'. 
xv.  3. 

So4 
306 

REVELATION 

six.  13,  16. 

121 

i.  5— -7. 

139 

XX.  11. 

210 

i.  10. 

xx.  12. 

?52 

ii.  1 — 7. 

976 

xx i.  27. 

921 

ii.  8—14. 

xxii.  1,  2,  14. 

633 

ii.  17.                    493 

694 

xx  ii.  1 — 5. 

629 

ii.  26,  27 

416 

xxii.  17. 

23S 

iii.  1-  -6. 

975 

xxii.  20. 

139 

iii.  7—13 

979 

xxii. 

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